colosseum

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative spelling of coliseum. alt-of,alternative
    — This design was also adopted for their amphitheatres, such as the colossea of Rome and Capua, the plan of which resembles the cavea of two theatres set together so as to enclose an oval space.

词形变化

colosseums plural colossea plural,rare coliseum alternative colossæum alternative

词源

From Latin colossēum, from neuter of colosseus (“gigantic”), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), from κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).
By surface analysis, colossus + -eum.
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