: a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe mayor established the committee following racial justice protests in 2020 and a violent clash with police in which demonstrators attempted to take down the Columbus statue in Grant Park. Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022 The Columbus statue was removed from the fountain on July 30, 2020. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 In 2013, a statue was unveiled on Boston’s City Hall Plaza of Russell surrounded by blocks of granite with quotes on leadership and character. Jimmy Golen, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2022 The statue was unveiled in November 2013 on City Hall Plaza, alongside plinths recognizing the 11 championships that Mr. Russell had helped bring to Boston. John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 In 2013, a statue was unveiled on Boston’s City Hall Plaza of Russell surrounded by blocks of granite with quotes on leadership and character.The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 July 2022 In 2013, a statue was unveiled on Boston’s City Hall Plaza of Russell surrounded by blocks of granite with quotes on leadership and character. Jimmy Golen, Chron, 31 July 2022 In 2013, a statue was unveiled on Boston’s City Hall Plaza of Russell surrounded by blocks of granite with quotes on leadership and character. Jimmy Golen, oregonlive, 31 July 2022 In 2013, a statue was unveiled on Boston’s City Hall Plaza of Russell surrounded by blocks of granite with quotes on leadership and character. Jimmy Golen, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French estatue, statue, from Latin statua, from statuere to set up — more at statute
ADJECTIVE | VERB + STATUE | STATUE + VERB | STATUE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤colossal, enormous, giant, huge, large龐大的塑像;巨大的塑像;大型塑像▸➤small小塑像▸➤life-size, life-sized真人大小的塑像;與實物同樣大小的塑像▸➤equestrian騎馬像➤ancient古代雕像➤Buddhist, Greek, etc.佛像、希臘雕像等➤golden金製雕像▸➤bronze, marble, stone, etc.銅像、大理石像、石像等VERB + STATUE➤erect, put up豎起/立起雕像▸➤unveil為雕像揭幕➤topple推倒雕像◇The protestors toppled a statue of King George III.抗議者推倒了國王喬治三世的一尊塑像。STATUE + VERB➤be, stand塑像位於/矗立◇The statue stands in one of the main squares.雕像矗立在一處主廣場上。STATUE + NOUN➤base塑像底座◇the dedicatory inscription on the statue base塑像底座上的敬獻銘文PREPOSITION➤statue of⋯的雕像◇a statue of David大衞的雕像➤statue to為⋯立的雕像◇the unveiling of a statue to Lord Brown為布朗勳爵的雕像揭幕