"herm" 怎么发音

word

US

HURM

UK

HERM

释义

A herm is an ancient stone pillar, usually with a carved head (often of Hermes) on top, used in Greece and Rome as a boundary marker or for decoration.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈhɝm

英式英语

hˈɜːm

简化发音

美式

HURM

英式

HERM

语境中听

The ancient Greeks placed a herm at the entrance to their city.

A herm often has the head of the god Hermes on top.

The museum displays a restored herm from the Roman period.

You can spot a herm in some old European gardens, marking a path or border.