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acroterium

/ak-ruh-teer-ee-uhm/US // ˌæk rəˈtɪər i əm //

蛛丝马迹,蛛网膜,蛛网膜病变,蛛网膜下腔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ac·ro·te·ri·a [ak-ruh-teer-ee-uh]. /ˌæk rəˈtɪər i ə/. Architecture.

    • : a pedestal for a sculpture or ornament at each base or at the apex of a pediment.

Examples

  • Mr. Failing, who was sitting alone in the garden too ill to read, heard a shout, "Am I an acroterium?"

  • An ever present feature, also, is the palmette acroterium, treated in conventional ceramic style.