inscriptive
inscriptive — 形容詞
- inscriptivepositive
- more inscriptivecomparative
- most inscriptivesuperlative
1. relating to text that is carved or engraved onto a hard, permanent surface
銘文的
與刻寫在石頭或金屬表面上的文字有關的
relating to text that is carved or engraved onto a hard, permanent surface
Museum curator Mira pointed out the inscriptive details carved along the bronze mirror's edge.
博物館館長 Mira 指出了銅鏡邊緣雕刻的銘文細節。
collocation: inscriptive details
Professor Jabari spent a decade documenting the inscriptive traditions carved on temple walls across Southeast Asia.
Jabari 教授花了十年時間記錄東南亞各地寺廟牆上刻寫的銘文傳統。
collocation: inscriptive traditions
The sandstone temple wall bears inscriptive writing that records land grants from a seventh-century king.
這面砂岩寺廟牆壁上有銘文記載了一位七世紀國王賞賜的土地。
The archaeologist Nila deciphered the inscriptive text on a sun-baked clay tablet from Mesopotamian ruins.
考古學家 Nila 解讀了一塊美索不達米亞遺址出土的日曬泥板上的銘文。
- inscribed
more common; used for text literally or figuratively carved onto a surface ('an inscribed monument'), while 'inscriptive' characterises the nature or practice of inscription itself
- engraved
specifies the technique of cutting with a sharp tool into metal, wood, or glass, often implying fine detail
- epigraphic
strictly academic; refers to the study of ancient inscriptions (epigraphy) rather than the inscriptions themselves
- carved
broadest term; covers any cutting into stone, wood, or other materials to create shapes, letters, or images
文法句型
inscriptive + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — this adjective is used before a noun and is not found in predicative position (*the writing is inscriptive). Most common in academic or museum contexts describing the written content on ancient objects.