mural

mural
[ˈmjʊər(ə)l]
noun
  1. a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall
    壁画;壁饰
adjective
[attrib.]
  1. of, like, or relating to a wall
    (似)墙的,与墙有关的
    a mural escarpment.
    垂直的断崖。
    ■(Medicine)of, relating to, or occurring in the wall of a body cavity or blood vessel
    (医)(与)体腔壁(有关)的;发生在体腔壁内的;(与)血管壁(有关)的;发生在血管壁内的
    mural thrombosis.
    血管壁血栓形成。
派生
muralist
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French, from Latin muralis, from murus 'wall'. The adjective was first used in mural crown; later (mid 16th cent.) the sense 'placed or executed on a wall' arose, reflected in the current noun use (dating from the early 20th cent.)
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