橄榄枝棕榈叶松枝:古代奥运会奖品
At the modern Olympic Games, the first, second and third - placed athletes are rewarded, respectively, by gold, silver and bronze medals. At the Panhellenic Games, there was only one winner whose prize was a wreath or crown of leaves. At each of the venues, the crowns were made with different types of leaves: - At Olympia, it was a wild olive leaf crown. At Delphi, a laurel crown. - At Corinth, a pine crown. - At Nemea, a wild celery crown. Finally, the winner often held a palm frond, another symbol of vicory. Panhellenic a. (古代)泛希腊的 wreath n. 花圈, 花冠 venue n. 会议地点, 比赛地点 olive n. 橄榄树 laurel n. 月桂树 pine n. 松树 taenia n. 绑头部的带或绳 Lausanne n. 洛桑(瑞士城市) palm n. 棕榈, (象征胜利的)棕榈叶 frond n. 叶 |