单词释义
- 词性:名词短语
- 音标:英/ˈsɜːpəntaɪn tʃest/;中文发音标注:色(一声)盆(轻声)泰(一声)恩(轻声) 拆(一声)斯特(轻声)
- 中文释义:蛇形柜子;曲线形的箱子
- 英文释义:A chest with a curving, sinuous shape, resembling the form of a serpent.
- 解释在木工领域中,这个单词的作用:在木工领域,指的是一种具有蛇形或曲线外形的家具,通常是柜子或箱子,体现了木工在家具造型设计上的独特工艺和审美。
- 形态变化:复数形式为serpentine chests
- 词源故事:serpentine来自于拉丁语serpens,意思是“蛇”,用来形容像蛇一样弯曲的形状。在木工中,用serpentine来描述家具的曲线外形,就好像木工在模仿蛇的蜿蜒形态来塑造家具的轮廓,给家具增添了独特的动感和优雅。chest则源于古英语ċēst,最初与“箱子、容器”相关,用于存放物品。在木工语境中,是木工制作的一种重要家具类型。
木工场景例句
- The carpenter spent weeks crafting a beautiful serpentine chest for the client.(木匠花了数周时间为客户制作一个漂亮的蛇形柜子。)
- The serpentine chest in the corner of the workshop is made of high-quality mahogany.(车间角落里的蛇形柜子是用优质红木制作的。)
- This serpentine chest has very smooth curves, which shows the carpenter’s superb craftsmanship.(这个蛇形柜子的曲线非常平滑,显示出木匠高超的技艺。)
- The carpenter used special tools to carve the details on the serpentine chest.(木匠使用特殊工具在蛇形柜子上雕刻细节。)
- I’m going to paint the serpentine chest with a light color to match the workshop’s decoration.(我打算给蛇形柜子涂上浅色,以匹配工作室的装饰。)
词根家族
- serpent(名词):蛇;阴险的人
- serpentine(形容词):蜿蜒的;弯曲的;阴险的
- serpentinous(形容词):似蛇的;蜿蜒的
- chestnut(名词):栗子;栗色;栗树;栗木(与chest有一定关联,原指装栗子的容器等引申)
- chesty(形容词):胸部大的;骄傲的;有胸腔共鸣的
木工小故事
There was a carpenter. He was good at making serpentine things. One day, he got a piece of chestnut wood. He decided to make a serpentine chest. With his skill, he turned the wood into a beautiful serpentine chest. Everyone who saw it thought it was a masterpiece. And the carpenter was very chesty about his work.
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