| 词汇 | clepsydra |
| 释义 | clepsydra noun[ C ] uk /ˈklep.sɪ.drə/ us /ˈklep.sɪ.drə/pluralclepsydraeuk /ˈklep.sɪ.driː/ us /ˈklep.sɪ.driː/clepsydras in the past, a device for measuring time using a flow of water: （旧时利用水流计时的）漏壶，水钟 The most accurate timekeeping device of the ancient world was the waterclock or clepsydra, first found in Egypt.古代世界最准确的计时装置是水钟或漏壶，最早出现在埃及。 a clepsydra of shining bronze闪亮的青铜漏壶 Synonym water clock Empedocles' theory of respiration is remarkable for the use of an extended analogy with a clepsydra (water clock). Water clocks, also known as clepsydrae, along with sundials, are possibly the oldest time-measuring instruments. To provide a means of measuring time at night the Egyptians also invented the water-clock, or "clepsydra" as the Greeks later called it. A water clock or clepsydra is any timekeeper operated by means of a regulated flow of liquid. Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clockidiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of somethingidiom atomic clock clock hour hand hourglass lose military time minute hand movement pendulum stroke timepiece turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized watchband |
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