rupestral

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Made on or placed on rock surfaces. not-comparable
    — Having departed from Sardis and before reaching the mnema of Tos, the traveller saw a monument which was either a free-standing pillar or a rupestral tablet, depending on how we interpret the word.^([στήλη (stḗlē)])
  2. Constructed in rock; made of rock. not-comparable
    — On the north side of the city, just outside the wall, the rupestral sanctuary of S. Biagio consists of a series of artificial caves or tunnels in the rocky hillside.
  3. Growing on rocks. not-comparable
    — The rupestral species have been the next class of lichens to suffer from the atmospheric pollution; and the effects are particularly noticeable in the hilly districts in the eastern part of South Lancashire.

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rupestrian

词源

From New Latin rupestris, from Latin rūpes (“rock”).
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