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sculptor

UK //ˈskʌlp.tər//US //ˈskʌlp.tɚ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'sculptor'(雕刻者),与动词 'sculpere'(雕刻)相关。16世纪通过法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 雕塑家,指专门用石头、木头、金属等材料创作立体艺术品的艺术家。

“Michelangelo was a famous Italian sculptor of the Renaissance.”

(米开朗基罗是文艺复兴时期著名的意大利雕塑家。)

“The sculptor spent months carving the marble into a beautiful statue.”

(这位雕塑家花了数月时间将大理石雕刻成一座美丽的雕像。)

同义词:carver, statuary, artist

常见短语

sculptor's studio — 雕塑家的工作室,指雕塑家创作和存放作品的专用空间。

“The sculptor's studio was filled with half-finished clay models.”

(雕塑家的工作室里摆满了未完成的黏土模型。)