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词汇 clepsydra
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Definition of clepsydra in English:

clepsydra

nounPlural clepsydrae, Plural clepsydras ˈklɛpsɪdrəˈklɛpsədrə
  • An ancient time-measuring device worked by a flow of water.

    漏壶(古代计时工具,以流水计时)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He did this with a clepsydra, a vessel with a hole in the bottom and one in the top.
    • The device they used to ensure fairness was the clepsydra - ‘captured water’ - and was a simple jar with a hole.
    • He designed a lotus clepsydra, that is a water clock which had a bowl shaped like a lotus flower on the top into which water dripped.
    • Further back, the Chinese and the Romans used clepsydras (water clocks) at about the same time, although Egyptian sundials go further back.
    • Of course the sun could not be used to tell the time at night and clepsydras or water clocks were in use in Egypt by 1500 BC.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek klepsudra, based on kleptein 'steal' + hudōr 'water'.

Definition of clepsydra in US English:

clepsydra

nounˈklɛpsədrəˈklepsədrə
  • An ancient time-measuring device worked by a flow of water.

    漏壶(古代计时工具,以流水计时)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of course the sun could not be used to tell the time at night and clepsydras or water clocks were in use in Egypt by 1500 BC.
    • He designed a lotus clepsydra, that is a water clock which had a bowl shaped like a lotus flower on the top into which water dripped.
    • He did this with a clepsydra, a vessel with a hole in the bottom and one in the top.
    • The device they used to ensure fairness was the clepsydra - ‘captured water’ - and was a simple jar with a hole.
    • Further back, the Chinese and the Romans used clepsydras (water clocks) at about the same time, although Egyptian sundials go further back.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek klepsudra, based on kleptein ‘steal’ + hudōr ‘water’.

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