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propylon

/prop-uh-lon/US // ˈprɒp əˌlɒn //

螺旋桨,螺旋体,螺旋藻,螺旋形

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural prop·y·la [prop-uh-luh]. /ˈprɒp ə lə/.

    • : propylaeum.

Examples

  • The really ancient part of the structure begins with the rows of sphinxes which border the road behind the propylon.

  • Champollion and some architects suppose that they stood before a propylon.

  • The second type of propylon differs from the first in having a very much smaller doorway in comparison with its total mass.

  • Judging from the scenes and inscriptions which accompany it, Champollion thought this represented a propylon at the Ramesseum.

  • The train had halted before a vast propylon of rose-coloured granite.