obelisk
obelisk 英 [ˈɒbəlɪsk] 美 [ˈɑbəlɪsk]
n. 方尖碑；方尖塔；[印刷] 剑号；疑问记号
名词复数:obelisks
- Next time you visit the nation’s capital, you can wow tourists by telling them the Washington Monument is an obelisk — a tall, narrow stone pillar that tapers to a point at the top and commemorates an important person or event.
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- n. 方尖碑；方尖塔；[印刷] 剑号；疑问记号
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1. Argentina coach Diego Maradona has promised he will run naked around the obelisk of Buenos Aires if Argentina wins the World Cup trophy on July 12 in South Africa, The Radio Marca reported Wednesday.
据西班牙马卡电台26日报道，阿根廷国家队主教练马拉多纳已承诺，如果能够在7月12日夺得南非世界杯冠军，他将围着布宜诺斯艾利斯方尖碑裸奔。
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2. A couple on a bench become a woman's face; a peaceful walkway becomes a conflagration; a weeping widow morphs into an obelisk for an unknown soldier.
凳子上的一对夫妻变成女性的脸；安详的道路化为熊熊烈焰；落泪的寡妇幻化成一座无名战士的纪念碑。
- obelisk (n.) "rectangular stone column tapering at the top," 1560s, from Middle French obélisque (16c.) and directly from Latin obeliscus "obelisk, small spit," from Greek obeliskos "small spit, obelisk, leg of a compass," diminutive of obelos "a spit, pointed pillar, needle." Related: Obeliskine.
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