sistrum 的定义
plural sis·trums, sis·tra [sis-truh]. /ˈsɪs trə/.
- an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
更多sistrum例句
- We see here very distinctly the design of the egg- and sistrum- shaped bodies.
- Her blue eyes, filled with tears, were fixed on the sistrum which her weak, emaciated hands had hardly strength to hold.
- Tachot seemed to notice this, for she raised her eyes from the sistrum and looked kindly and gratefully at the crowd.
- Sistrum, sis′trum, n. a form of rattle used in ancient Egypt in connection with the worship of Isis.
- Whole nights were spent sitting in the temple amid the rattling of the sistrum.