| 单词 | tessera |
| 例句 | On other days, deep in the woods, I've listened to him rant about how the tesserae are just another tool to cause misery in our District. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He was already signed up for tesserae, which entitled them to a meager supply of grain and oil in exchange for his entering his name extra times in the drawing to become a tribute. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn't let her take out any tesserae. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z You can see why someone like Madge, who has never been at risk of needing a tessera, can set him off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Each tessera is worth a meager year's supply of grain and oil for one person. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I don't recognize the grain, our own tessera ration cooks down to an unattractive brown mush. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Once, because I had to, and three times for tesserae for grain and oil for myself, Prim, and my mother. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z If a girl with a gold pin and no tesserae had not made what I'm sure she thought was a harmless comment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Instead we drink milk from Prim's goat, Lady, and eat the rough bread made from the tessera grain, although no one has much appetite anyway. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And even though the rules were set up by the Capitol, not the districts, certainly not Madge's family, it's hard not to resent those who don't have to sign up for tesserae. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z You can opt to add your name more times in exchange for tesserae. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Taken the tesserae, refused to let her do the same? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z On May 8th, I went to the Justice Building, signed up for my tesserae, and pulled home my first batch of grain and oil in Prim's toy wagon. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The number of kids signing up for tesserae soars, but they often don’t receive their grain. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z This mosaic structure, combining tesserae of research with narrative episodes, perfectly reflects the moment. Review | Alexandra Chang’s ‘Days of Distraction’ experiments with form to reveal the complexities of modern life 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z But Whitten’s big break came when he encountered the work of scientists, including Benoit Mandelbrot, on fractal geometry and began to introduce tesserae — small blocks of stone, tile, or glass used in constructing mosaics. Revealing Jack Whitten’s Secret Self 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z You assemble those little tiles, the tesserae, from as many interviews as possible, and create the image of a biblical scene or portrait of a saint, proceeding in chronological order. Let Us Now Praise Mike Nichols 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The action scene at the center is surrounded by tesserae fashioned as decorative braiding. Roman floor mosaics with violent scenes pack a punch at Getty Villa 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The artist centered a silhouette, thick around the neck, built out of multicolored tesserae, in the painting. Revealing Jack Whitten’s Secret Self 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z My father, Bill Neville, stood next to him near the skiff’s center console as we motored downstream, the wake fracturing the sunlight into golden tesserae. A Father-Son Fishing Trip on the Chesapeake Bay 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Beyond a fountain left dry in an empty hotel courtyard, a few tesserae glittered on a Soviet-era bus stop; it was impossible to tell what the original mosaic would have been. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z One mosaic, depicting wide-hipped naked women cavorting with chimerical monsters, was composed of tessera a few millimeters wide, a level of intricacy seldom seen outside of Rome. A revelatory road trip along the Algerian coast 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z He made his own tiles, or tesserae, by pouring aluminum-colored acrylic gel into trays to dry, and then cutting it into pieces. A tribute to mosaics, moonlight and mystery Not only do scientists not know how old the tesserae are, they do not know what they are. NASA Just Broke the ‘Venus Curse’: Here’s What It Took 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z It will also investigate the tesserae, curious plateaus that rise above plains of younger lava. Venus Will Have a Fleet of Spacecraft as Europe Adds Orbiter Mission 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Davinci+ is expected to return the first high resolution images of the planet's "tesserae" geological features. Venus: Nasa announces two new missions 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Rising high above these lava flows, the tesserae are thought to represent the oldest rocks on Venus. Is NASA about to Lift the ‘Venus Curse?’ 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Italian media say she was spotted cutting tiles - called tesserae - from a floor mosaic in the world-famous site's House of the Anchor. Italy stops UK tourist with Pompeii mosaic tiles 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z If the tesserae truly are continental rocks akin to those on Earth, it would have taken a lot of water to make them. NASA Just Broke the ‘Venus Curse’: Here’s What It Took 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Inside, in a basilica crowned by a dome of golden tesserae, is a large figure of Christ mounted on a juniper cross, which was handpicked by Franco. Spain’s Open Wounds 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Some tessera were damaged and others were missing when it was rolled up and transported overseas, but those too were restored. Authorities say ancient mosaic seized at Palmdale home was looted from war-torn Syria 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z If the tesserae truly are continental rocks akin to those of Earth, they would have needed plenty of water to be made. Is NASA about to Lift the ‘Venus Curse?’ 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Once the tesserae are clean, he stabilizes them by injecting liquid mortar with a large veterinary syringe or resets them using a set of hand-forged steel spatulas made in Italy. Mosaic Conservation in an Ancient Site 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile EnVision would pick several tesserae to carefully study from on high. NASA Just Broke the ‘Venus Curse’: Here’s What It Took 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z They are mosaics made of tiny tiles, or tesserae, each about the size of a fingernail. Take Amazing 360° Tour of St. Peter’s in Vatican City From Your Chair 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z They are made even more scintillating by the glinting of the mosaic tiles, or tesserae. Uncovered in a Renovation, a Mural Recalls the Garment Industry’s Heyday 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z “We don’t even know that all the tesserae are the same, so just picking one is a bit of a gamble,” he says. Is NASA about to Lift the ‘Venus Curse?’ 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Preserving mosaics involves cleaning between individual tiles, called tesserae, scraping off lichen or moss, resetting them if they are loose, and filling in the spaces with lime mortar. Mosaic Conservation in an Ancient Site 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z My disappointment at finding only a few minute tesserae instead of the hoard of Roman coins I'd promised myself, put me off archaeology for life. Are archaeological digs a thing of the past? 2014-05-02T15:57:59Z These tesserae, of which about sixty exist in various museums, are small oblong tablets of ivory or bone, with an inscription on each of the four sides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The tribune refused him the tessera which he must have to approach the emperor's abode, and required that he produce the indorsement of some notable Roman before he return again. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Maitland describes it as there found as a symbol expressive of the name of Christ, and remarkable as affording a combination of everything desirable in a tessera, or mystic sign. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z The tessera, or six-sided figure, bore on its additional faces the numbers two and five. A Cursory History of Swearing The needy teacher in Juvenal, instead of a fee, is put off with a tessera, to which, not being a citizen, he has no right. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" The attention of archaeologists has been recently directed to the tesserae of gladiators. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Roman dice were called tesserae from the Greek word for four, indicative of the four sides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" A very curious specimen of the tessera, or badge, worn on the breast by this description of persons, has lately been discovered at Herculaneum. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue These tesserae, with the pottery, tiles, coins, lachrymatories, sepulchral urns, etc., excavated from time to time in and about the church, are clear indications of an important Roman settlement. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See The glass crashed to the tesserae as the uncle uttered a very unworthy word. The Blue Tower The fondi d’oro suggested the manufacture of plaques of gold which could be broken up into tesserae for use in mosaics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The sanctuary is paved with coloured tesserae and marbles, in a series of five steps, the uppermost of which forms the predella, or footpace, to the altar. Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less But glass mosaics were already in use in the Augustan age, and the use of gilt tesserae goes back to the 1st or 2nd century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Imbedded in the pavement at the entrance to this aisle there is an interesting collection of Roman tesserae, which have been carefully preserved as an evidence of the antiquity of the site. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See It crashed to the tesserae, spattering Ludovick's legs and sandals with a liquid which later proved to be extremely red wine. The Blue Tower And the earlier its date the more surely was it a mosaic, not in the form of tesserae, but in the manner known as “opus sectile.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The nave and porch were floored with plain red tesserae: in the apse was a simple mosaic panel in red, black and white. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The Latin Word, tessera, originally meant a square piece of wood or stone, used in making tesselated pavements; afterward a tablet on which anything was written, and then a cube or die. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry You should, then, before entering, provide yourself with a real tessera, which you may purchase for very little money. The Wonders of Pompeii And the tesserae do not fall out like those you bought on the Rialto. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries It was manifestly commanded by him as a tessera of loyalty to the ten-horned beast of the sea, the obvious symbol of corrupt and tyrannical civil power. Notes on the Apocalypse Inside, the stone walls were everywhere covered with significant traceries in low relief, and were incrusted at intervals with disks and tesserae of turquoise-colored porcelain. Figures of Earth There was also a tessera hospitalis, which was a piece of wood cut into two parts, as a pledge of friendship. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Even as far back as three hundred years ago these beautiful relics were being discovered in this town; for Leland in his "Itinerary," mentions the finding of some tesserae; unfortunately but few have been preserved. A Cotswold Village The floors were made of tesserae, or small cubes of different materials and various colours, which were arranged in beautiful patterns. English Villages In playing, they used three tesserae and four tali, which were all put into a box wider below than above, and being shaken, were thrown out upon the gaming-board or table. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 02: Augustus The very earth within those walls had a reddish cast owing to the innumerable fragments of red tile and tessera mixed with it. Afoot in England To break the tessera was considered a dissolution of the friendship. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry After many breaks and halts, during which heavy rains spread their gauzes over the scene, the roofs and houses of Munich disclose themselves, suggesting the tesserae of an irregular mosaic. The Dynasts Moreover, however bright were the colours used, they were toned delightfully by the greyness which the innumerable joints between the tesserae spread over the whole surface. Hopes and Fears for Art Let her take my tessera; she can wrap her head in a cloth, cover her shoulders with a mantle, and pass out. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero The hard concrete floor, still covered here and there with tesserae, was found at 3 ft. beneath the surface of the field, which was here level. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits Its most general use was to designate a piece of metal or wood, square in shape, on which the watchword of an Army was inscribed; whence tessera came to mean the watchword itself. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry "Take thou the myrtle, O favorite of the tesserae!" he said. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ So bidding farewell to Petronius, he went hurriedly to the overseer of the "Putrid Pits" for his tessera. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero But disappointment was in waiting,—the overseer would not give the tessera. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero One or occasionally two open worm-burrows were found beneath all the loose tesserae. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits In one case there was a layer of yellow clay of very unequal thickness between two beds of debris, the lower one of which rested on a floor with tesserae. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits The tesserae here consisted of little cubes of hard sandstone of about 1 inch, several of which were loose or projected slightly above the general level. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits In several places, the tesserae appeared as if drawn a little away from the walls; whilst in other places they were still in close contact with them. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits "I have a tessera from the overseer of the 'Putrid Pits.'" Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero |
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