phiale 的定义
plural phi·a·lae [fahy-uh-lee], /ˈfaɪ əˌli/, phi·a·lai [fahy-uh-lahy]. /ˈfaɪ əˌlaɪ/. Greek and Roman Antiquity.
- a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
更多phiale例句
- In scenes of libation the use of the jug and bowl (phiale) is invariable.
- In the centre of the court stood a cistern or fountain (cantharus, phiale), for drinking and ablutions.
- It was on the phiale or fountain of the outer court of this narthex that the famous palindromic inscription was placed: .
- Phiale comes after, a clever girl, captured in some sea-skirmish on the Aegean.