1560s, "art of making statues;" 1580s, "statue sculptor," from Latin statuaria (ars), noun use of fem. of statuarius "of statues," as a noun, "maker of statues," from statua "an image, statue, monumental figure" (see statue). Meaning "statues collectively" is from 1670s. As an adjective, "of or pertaining to statues," 1620s, from the noun or from Latin statuarius.
实用例句
1. a collection of marble statuary
一批大理石雕像
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2. The home - made statuary gave an artistic air to the room.
这些 自制 的雕像给房间增添了艺术气息.
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3. Rodin's Old Streetwalker is a rare work in statuary history.
罗丹的《老娼妓》是雕塑史上一件不可多得的杰作.
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4. Some farmers are harvesting behind the destroyed statuary of Song Mausoleum.
在残损的宋陵雕像后收获秋粮的农民.
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5. In several states it is not even a statuary requirement.
