quadriga

/kwo-dree-guh, -drahy-/US // kwɒˈdri gə, -ˈdraɪ- //UK // (kwɒˈdriːɡə) //

四边形,四角形,四边形的,四角形的

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural quad·ri·gae [kwo-dree-gahy, -drahy-jee]. /kwɒˈdri gaɪ, -ˈdraɪ dʒi/. Classical Antiquity.
- : a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.

The god is standing upright in his quadriga, conducted by Mercury and holding in his arms the form of Vibia.
It represents a picture in a circle, repeated over and over again, of a warrior in his quadriga.
A Hercules within, and the quadriga upon the gable of the same temple, both also of terra-cotta, are ascribed to this artist.
The helmeted Athené and Helios in his quadriga figure by the side of Buddha.
Quadriga, kwod-rī′ga, n. in Greek and Roman times a two-wheeled car drawn by four horses abreast:—pl.