statue

Definitions

From Latin statua, from statuere ('to set up, cause to stand'). A statue is literally 'a thing set up to stand' — an image erected on a base so it stands in place for all to see. The pos here is noun only; the verb sense in old data is not standard.

Common Collocations

• 1.bronze statue铜像
• 2.marble statue大理石雕像
• 3.erect a statue竖立雕像
• 4.life-size statue等身雕像

Example Sentences

• 1.

  A bronze statue of the poet stands in the town square.

• 2.

  Tourists gather to photograph the marble statue.