kore

IPA/ˈkɔː.reɪ/
IPA/ˈkɔː.reɪ/

kore — 名詞

  • koresingular
  • koresplural

1. a standing female figure carved in stone during ancient Greece's Archaic period,

1.名詞C2
釋義

少女雕像

古希臘直立穿衣少女雕像

a standing female figure carved in stone during ancient Greece's Archaic period, wearing a long pleated robe that reaches the feet

例句

The museum's new gallery displays a marble kore from the sixth century BC.

博物館的新展廳展示了一尊西元前六世紀的大理石少女雕像。

collocation: marble kore

Visitors admired the faint traces of paint still visible on the ancient kore's dress.

參觀者欣賞著那尊古老少女雕像衣裙上隱約可見的顏料痕跡。

同義詞
  • statue

    general term for any carved or cast figure; kore refers specifically to a type of ancient Greek maiden statue

  • maiden figure

    descriptive phrase used in art history writing, less technical than kore

反義詞
  • kouros

    the male counterpart of a kore in ancient Greek sculpture

用法筆記

The plural form is korai (Κόραι). Kore statues were originally painted in bright colours, but the paint has usually worn off over time. The male counterpart is called a kouros.

常見錯誤

The museum has a Roman kore.
The museum has a Greek kore.
💡Kore statues are specifically from ancient Greece, not Rome.