mass noun
1- the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster雕塑(术), 雕刻(术)。
1.1
- count noun a work of such a kind雕像, 雕刻作品, 雕塑品:
a bronze sculpture
青铜雕像
mass noun a collection of sculpture群雕, 雕塑群。
1.2
- Zoology & Botany raised or sunken patterns or texture on the surface of a shell, pollen grain, cuticle, or other biological specimen【动, 植】(贝壳、花粉粒、角质层或其他生物体表面凸起或凹陷的)雕饰, 雕纹, 刻纹。
with obj.
1- make or represent (a form) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques雕刻, 雕塑:
the choir stalls were each carefully sculptured.
每个圣乐团(唱诗班)的座位都是精心雕刻出来的。
1.1
- form, shape, or mark as if by sculpture, especially with strong, smooth curves(如同)刻出, 雕成(尤指粗而平滑的曲线):
as adj. sculptured he had an aquiline nose and sculptured lips.他长着鹰钩鼻和好像雕出来的嘴唇。
词源
late Middle English:from Latin sculptura, from sculpere 'carve'.