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单词 pelike
释义

Definition of pelike in English:

pelike

nounPlural pelikai ˈpɛlɪkipɛˈliːki
  • A wide-mouthed amphora with a broad base, used in ancient Greece for holding wine or water.

    (古希腊用来盛酒或水的)大底盘广口罐

    Example sentencesExamples
    • First wine, brought in amphorai or pelikai, and water, brought in hydriai, were mixed in krateres or (smaller) stamnoi, usually placed in the centre of the room.
    • For an obol, or roughly the price of a red-figure pelike by the hand of Beazley's ‘Achilles Painter’, the craftsman could buy nearly four litres of grain.
    • The pelike was used to store scented oils or perfumes in bulk.

Origin

From Greek pelika.

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