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单词 statuary
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Definition of statuary in English:

statuary

noun ˈstatjʊəriˈstatʃʊəriˈstætʃəˌwɛri
mass noun
  • 1Statues regarded collectively.

    classical statuary

    古典的雕塑作品。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Day two at the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle sees the sale of furniture, silver, china, glass, fine art and garden statuary.
    • On display are marvelous examples of statuary, jewelry, architectural elements, cylinder seals, and various decorative objects.
    • According to William Edmondson, the angels told him to begin making the tombstone statuary that's now gathered into an exhibition at the Museum of American Folk Art.
    • Among the most notable sculptures, one can find the statuaries of St. Luthgard, St. Crucifix or St. John of Nepomuk.
    • Once in Italy, he drew incessantly, copying antique statuary as well as more recent work by Michelangelo and Raphael.
    • Mindful of the fact that Lausos was a Christian, they were troubled by his choice of specifically pagan images for what they believed to have been his private collection of statuary.
    • In the Hippodrome, for example, statuary was marshaled to depict Constantinople as the New Rome.
    • Stylistic borrowings from the exposition's classical columns, bold statuary, and reflective sheets of water soon found their way into new American gardens.
    • Really, there are not pages enough in this paper to list it all: A bamboo grove, stained glass, carved statuary in stone and wood, inlaid tables, more.
    • Charles bridge is decorated by an alley of 30 statues and statuaries depicting saints on bridge piers.
    • Crudely outlined heads and torsos are presented in simple, frontal poses and often resemble classical statuary more than living men.
    • Among the classically inspired statuary, saints, such as St. Fiacre, the patron saint of gardeners, are popular, Galvan says.
    • In an interview for the show's catalogue, the artist says that the work was inspired by visits to the British Museum's galleries of ancient Greek and Roman statuary.
    • During the course of the late third or early fourth century AD, re-use of marble statuary, rather than new production or new acquisitions sets in.
    • Nicholas Micros's cast aluminum and plaster sculptures bear the imprint of his study of figurative and monumental statuary.
    • Beneath my window is a courtyard with benches, small statuaries, and some cherry trees bursting with pink blossoms that have not yet begun to drift to the grass.
    • In terms of function, it has long been known that such statuary represented the individual as a worshiper and was to be placed in a temple.
    • We were shown one slide after another of oil paintings and statuary that had been cleaned and brightened with laser light, each at an average cost of $80,000.
    • Coughing on the dust, they returned and closing the door, braced the benches against it and then piled some broken statuary swiped from the corridor against the benches.
    • Standing a bit over 6 feet tall, the bronzes had received a light, slightly pinkish, gray-ocher patina that strongly evokes classical statuary.
    1. 1.1archaic The art or practice of making statues.
      〈古〉雕塑术,铸像术;雕塑
    2. 1.2archaic count noun A sculptor.
      〈古〉雕刻家;雕塑家

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin statuarius, from statua (see statue).

Definition of statuary in US English:

statuary

nounˈstaCHəˌwerēˈstætʃəˌwɛri
  • 1Sculpture consisting of statues; statues regarded collectively.

    雕像; 总称塑像

    classical statuary

    古典的雕塑作品。

    fragments of broken statuary

    破裂塑像的碎片。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In an interview for the show's catalogue, the artist says that the work was inspired by visits to the British Museum's galleries of ancient Greek and Roman statuary.
    • Stylistic borrowings from the exposition's classical columns, bold statuary, and reflective sheets of water soon found their way into new American gardens.
    • Crudely outlined heads and torsos are presented in simple, frontal poses and often resemble classical statuary more than living men.
    • Among the most notable sculptures, one can find the statuaries of St. Luthgard, St. Crucifix or St. John of Nepomuk.
    • Charles bridge is decorated by an alley of 30 statues and statuaries depicting saints on bridge piers.
    • Day two at the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle sees the sale of furniture, silver, china, glass, fine art and garden statuary.
    • Nicholas Micros's cast aluminum and plaster sculptures bear the imprint of his study of figurative and monumental statuary.
    • On display are marvelous examples of statuary, jewelry, architectural elements, cylinder seals, and various decorative objects.
    • Really, there are not pages enough in this paper to list it all: A bamboo grove, stained glass, carved statuary in stone and wood, inlaid tables, more.
    • In the Hippodrome, for example, statuary was marshaled to depict Constantinople as the New Rome.
    • According to William Edmondson, the angels told him to begin making the tombstone statuary that's now gathered into an exhibition at the Museum of American Folk Art.
    • Beneath my window is a courtyard with benches, small statuaries, and some cherry trees bursting with pink blossoms that have not yet begun to drift to the grass.
    • Mindful of the fact that Lausos was a Christian, they were troubled by his choice of specifically pagan images for what they believed to have been his private collection of statuary.
    • Standing a bit over 6 feet tall, the bronzes had received a light, slightly pinkish, gray-ocher patina that strongly evokes classical statuary.
    • Coughing on the dust, they returned and closing the door, braced the benches against it and then piled some broken statuary swiped from the corridor against the benches.
    • Once in Italy, he drew incessantly, copying antique statuary as well as more recent work by Michelangelo and Raphael.
    • In terms of function, it has long been known that such statuary represented the individual as a worshiper and was to be placed in a temple.
    • During the course of the late third or early fourth century AD, re-use of marble statuary, rather than new production or new acquisitions sets in.
    • We were shown one slide after another of oil paintings and statuary that had been cleaned and brightened with laser light, each at an average cost of $80,000.
    • Among the classically inspired statuary, saints, such as St. Fiacre, the patron saint of gardeners, are popular, Galvan says.
    1. 1.1archaic The art or practice of making statues.
      〈古〉雕塑术,铸像术;雕塑
    2. 1.2archaic A sculptor.
      〈古〉雕刻家;雕塑家

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin statuarius, from statua (see statue).

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