statues

IPA/ˈstætʃ.uː/
KK[stˈætʃˌuz]IPA/ˈstætʃ.uː/

statues — 名詞

  • statuessingular
  • statuesesplural

1. a figure shaped from stone, metal, wood, or another hard material that looks lik

1.名詞A2
釋義

雕像

用石、金屬、木等雕刻或鑄造的人或動物像

a figure shaped from stone, metal, wood, or another hard material that looks like a person, an animal, or an imaginary creature, and is placed in a public space, a park, or a museum so that people can see it.

例句

A bronze statue of a local hero on a horse stands in the park.

一尊當地英雄騎馬的銅像矗立在公園裡。

statue of [person] + material (bronze)

Jisoo took a photograph of the marble statue in front of the old museum.

Jisoo 在舊博物館前拍了一張大理石雕像的照片。

statue of + in front of [location]

常見搭配
  • bronze statue
  • marble statue
  • stone statue
  • wooden statue
  • statue of someone
  • erect a statue
  • unveil a statue
  • life-size statue
同義詞
  • sculpture

    a broader term that includes statues as well as abstract or non-figurative works made by carving or modelling

  • figure

    a more general word for a shape representing a person or animal, not always made of hard material or free-standing

  • effigy

    a sculpture of a specific person, often life-sized and used for ceremonial or memorial purposes; less common in everyday speech

文法句型

statue + of + person/animal

用法筆記

Often used with a material word (stone, marble, bronze, wooden) to describe what the statue is made of, and with 'of' to name the person or animal it represents.

常見錯誤

I saw a statue of the statue of Liberty.
I saw the Statue of Liberty.
'Statue of Liberty' is a proper name and does not need a second 'statue of' before it.
There is a statue of a king from bronze.
There is a bronze statue of a king.
The material comes before 'statue', not after it with 'from'.

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常用片語

  • erect a statue
  • unveil a statue
  • statue of liberty

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