waxwork
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
— The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies / All desire to shirk, / Shall during off-hours, / Exhibit his powers / To Madame Tussaud's waxwork.
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The art of producing such figures.
— Waxwork is a fine art, but it differs from all other fine arts in that its main purpose is one that is expressly rejected by all those other arts.
词形变化
词汇关系
词源
From wax + work.
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