curlicue

英 ['kɜːlɪkjuː] 美['kɝlɪkju]
  • n. 花体;花饰(等于curlycue)
  • vi. 形成花体
  • vt. 以花体装饰

词态变化


复数: curlicues;

中文词源


curlicue 书法图案等的花饰旋曲

curl,卷曲。cue, 尾巴,词源同queue.

英文词源


curlicue (n.)
1843, American English, from curly + cue, perhaps from French queue "tail" or letter Q in its looping script form. Earlier in this sense was curlie-wurlie (1772).

双语例句


1. White stuccowork of curlicue fills the blank spaces.
白色灰泥被塑成花纹装饰屋顶余白.

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2. Elegant enclosure made by valuable log, together with gilding vertical shaft and beautiful curlicue shows magnificence.
以贵重原木构造出高雅的机壳, 镀金立柱和精美花饰点缀出富丽堂煌的气质.

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