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parergon

/pa-rur-gon/US // pæˈrɜr gɒn //UK // (pəˈrɛəɡɒn) //

伞状物,伞兵,伞状花序,伞房

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural par·er·ga [pa-rur-guh]. /pæˈrɜr gə/.

    • : something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
    • : work undertaken in addition to one's principal work.

Examples

  • Parergon, pa-rėr′gon, n. a by-work, any work subsidiary to another.

  • Ei d toutous ektrapomenos exelenchoimi, meizon an moi to parergon tou ergou genoito.

  • Two lines on ploughing are quoted from ‘liber parergon,’ i., but it is not certain whether this is an independent work.

  • By 1595 the number of maps had increased to 119, including a Parergon or supplement of 12 maps illustrating ancient history.

  • Sometimes this making or doing was their profession; sometimes it was a parergon carried on deliciously in leisure hours.