Laocoon是什么意思
英文词源
- Laocoon
- Trojan priest of Apollo, from Latin Laocoon, from Greek Laukoun, from laos "people" (see lay (adj.)) + koeo "I mark, perceive."
Laocoön, n. A famous piece of antique sculpture representing a priest of that time and his two sons in the folds of two enormous serpents. The skill and diligence with which the old man and lads support the serpents and keep them up in their work have been justly regarded as one of the noblest artistic illustrations of the mastery of human intelligence over brute inertia. [Ambrose Bierce, "Devil's Dictionary," 1911]
实用例句
- 1. However, when it comes to plastic arts, Laocoon finds its very conservative side.
- 但是, 若就造型艺术来说, 《拉奥孔》的观点却是十分保守的.来自互联网
