statuette
statuette — 名詞
- statuettesingular
- statuettesplural
1. a small figure of a person, animal, or object — carved from wood, stone, or meta
小雕像
小型雕刻或塑像，可擺放於檯面
a small figure of a person, animal, or object — carved from wood, stone, or metal, or molded from clay — that can fit on a table, shelf, or similar surface
The wooden statuette on Adina's desk was carved by her grandfather in the 1950s.
Adina 桌上的木製小雕像是她祖父在 1950 年代雕刻的。
carved wooden statuette — origin indicated by past participle
The Academy Award is a gold-plated statuette presented each year to the best actors and filmmakers.
奧斯卡獎是一座鍍金小雕像，每年頒發給最優秀的演員與電影工作者。
gold-plated statuette used as an award
Nadia keeps a small bronze statuette of a dancer on the shelf beside her bed.
Nadia 在床邊的書架上放了一尊舞者的小型青銅雕像。
Diego found an ancient clay statuette while digging at the archaeological site in Peru.
Diego 在祕魯的考古遺址挖掘時發現了一尊古代陶土小雕像。
clay statuette — material specifies type
Femi placed the porcelain statuette carefully on the top shelf so the children would not break it.
Femi 小心地把瓷製小雕像放在上層書架上，以免孩子們打破它。
collocation: placed + carefully + on [surface]
- bronze statuette
- clay statuette
- porcelain statuette
- wooden statuette
- ancient statuette
- statuette of a dancer
- statuette of a horse
- present a statuette
- carve a statuette
- place a statuette
- figurine
more common for decorative porcelain or ceramic collectibles; less formal
- miniature sculpture
emphasises the artistic workmanship, often one-of-a-kind
- small statue
a plain-language alternative; less specific about size limit
文法句型
statuette + of + noun phrase (material or subject)