plinth

🇬🇧 UK/plinθ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A heavy base or block on which a column, statue, or other structure rests

底座,基座,柱基

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
plinthother
=plinth

Common Collocations

  • 1.marble plinth大理石基座
  • 2.stone plinth石质底座
  • 3.rest on a plinth置于基座之上
  • 4.[raised plinth]抬高的底座

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bronze statue stood on a marble plinth in the center of the square.

  • 2.

    The museum carefully restored the ancient plinth that once supported a Greek column.

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