释义
n.
(亦作conch shell)a tropical marine mollusc with a robust spiral shell which may bear long projections and have a flared lip
海螺,贝壳(尤指凤螺属、冠螺属的贝壳)。
a shell of this kind blown like a trumpet to produce a hollow-sounding musical note, often depicted as played by Tritons and other mythological figures
(常指海神特赖登和其他神话人物所用)海螺壳号角。
Architecture the roof of a semicircular apse, shaped like half a dome
【建筑】 (教堂半圆形后殿的)半圆屋顶,穹内凹顶。
another term for CONCHA.
同CONCHA.
词源
"late Middle English: from Latin concha ‘shellfish, shell', from Greek konkhē ‘mussel, cockle, or shell-like cavity’."