putto

putto — 名詞

1. a chubby naked infant boy used as a decorative figure in European painting and s

1.名詞C2
釋義

裸童像

文藝復興藝術中用作裝飾的裸身男童形象

a chubby naked infant boy used as a decorative figure in European painting and sculpture, especially during the Renaissance

例句

Professor Haruto pointed to a putto in the corner of the Renaissance fresco.

Haruto 教授指著文藝復興壁畫角落裡的一個裸童像。

The museum label explained that the two putti on either side of Mary represented divine love.

博物館的標籤說明，聖母兩側的兩個裸童像代表神聖之愛。

plural form: putti

常見搭配
  • winged putto
  • plump putto
  • mischievous putto
  • putto holding a garland
  • putto playing an instrument
同義詞
  • cherub

    a biblical angel, usually shown as a child's head with wings; carries religious significance that putto lacks

  • cupid

    the Roman god of love, shown as a winged boy with bow and arrows; a specific deity, not a generic decorative figure

文法句型

putto + present participle

putto + prepositional phrase

用法筆記

The Italian plural form putti is far more common than the anglicised plural puttos. In art history writing, a single figure is a putto and a group are putti.

常見錯誤

The painting shows a cherub in the corner.' (when describing a non-religious decorative infant figure).
The painting shows a putto in the corner.
A cherub is a type of biblical angel with religious meaning; a putto is a secular decorative figure.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • putto figure
  • putto motif

介系詞搭配

  • putto in a fresco
  • putto on a ceiling
  • putto behind a column