figurine
/ˌfɪɡəˈriːn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfɪɡjəˈriːn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌfi-g(y)ə-ˈrēn/ (ame, mw)
figurine — 名詞
- figurinesingular
- figurinesplural
1. a tiny ornament shaped like a person or animal, often made from clay, porcelain,
小雕像；擺飾
可放在手中的小型裝飾人物或動物像
a tiny ornament shaped like a person or animal, often made from clay, porcelain, or plastic and displayed on a shelf or in a glass cabinet.
Nora keeps a row of porcelain figurines on her bedroom windowsill.
Nora 在臥室窗台上擺了一排瓷製小雕像。
typical collocation: porcelain / clay / glass figurine
The museum gift shop sells tiny figurines of farm animals for two dollars each.
博物館的禮品店販售一個兩美元的農場動物小雕像。
common pattern: figurines of [people/animals]
Ryo accidentally knocked a ballerina figurine off the mantelpiece while dusting.
Ryo 擦灰塵時不小心把一個芭蕾舞者小雕像從壁爐架上撞了下來。
Talia collects small bronze figurines from every country her family visits.
Talia 從家人造訪過的每個國家蒐集小型銅雕擺飾。
A handmade clay figurine of a sleeping cat sat next to the candle.
一個手工捏製、形狀像睡著的貓的黏土小雕像就放在蠟燭旁邊。
用法筆記
Distinct from 'statue' by size: a figurine fits in the hand and is usually decorative, while a statue is larger and often public.