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词汇 Canopic jar
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Definition of Canopic jar in English:

Canopic jar

(also Canopic vase)
nounkəˈnəʊpɪk-ˈnäpik
  • A covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails and other visceral organs from an embalmed body.

    礼葬瓮(在古埃及葬礼中用来盛放制成木乃伊的死者内脏等器官)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The very rare and precious inheritance of the Museum consists in relief cippi, bucaros, Canopic vases and inscriptions.
    • The heads of the Canopic jars represent the four sons of Horus.
    • Various methods of preservation were developed, the most sophisticated of which was that which used Canopic jars.
    • In another little room there's the shrine which contains the Canopic vases and here are the four guardian figures of girls which Professor Breasted told me were masterpieces of art.
    • Amongst its most important artistic and historical exhibits are the completely-preserved contents of a princely tomb, the pediment of a temple and the world's largest collection of decorated Canopic vases.

Origin

Late 19th century: Canopic from Latin Canopicus, from Canopus, the name of a town in ancient Egypt.

Definition of Canopic jar in US English:

Canopic jar

(also Canopic vase)
noun-ˈnäpik
  • A covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails from an embalmed body.

    礼葬瓮(在古埃及葬礼中用来盛放制成木乃伊的死者内脏等器官)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Various methods of preservation were developed, the most sophisticated of which was that which used Canopic jars.
    • In another little room there's the shrine which contains the Canopic vases and here are the four guardian figures of girls which Professor Breasted told me were masterpieces of art.
    • The very rare and precious inheritance of the Museum consists in relief cippi, bucaros, Canopic vases and inscriptions.
    • The heads of the Canopic jars represent the four sons of Horus.
    • Amongst its most important artistic and historical exhibits are the completely-preserved contents of a princely tomb, the pediment of a temple and the world's largest collection of decorated Canopic vases.

Origin

Late 19th century: Canopic from Latin Canopicus, from Canopus, the name of a town in ancient Egypt.

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