caryatid
英 [,k?r?'?t?d]
美[,k?r?'?t?d]
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?caryatides;? caryatids;
中文詞源
caryatid 女像柱來自希臘詞Karyatides，來自古希臘Karyai的月神Artemis神廟的女祭司神像。
英文詞源
- caryatid (n.)
- "carved female figure used as a column," 1560s, from Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Greek Karyatides (singular Karyatis) "priestesses of Artemis at Caryae" (Greek Karyai), a town in Laconia where dance festivals were held in Artemis' temple. Male figures in a like situation are Atlantes, plural of Atlas.