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a/the gargoyle on [building]
gargoyle 是可数名词，复数直接加 -s；常与 on 连用说明滴水嘴所在的建筑部位。
The gargoyle on the roof is over 300 years old.
屋顶上的滴水嘴已有300多年历史。
滴水嘴
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
滴水嘴
a spout shaped like a grotesque carved figure of a person or animal, usually on a building
The gargoyle on the roof is over 300 years old.
屋顶上的滴水嘴已有300多年历史。
刻于排水口的怪异雕像,用以将雨水从檐槽排出。
A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
以怪诞雕刻人物或动物为终端的排水口
a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
建筑物上任何装饰性的怪异雕刻像。
Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
由怪诞雕刻人物或动物组成的装饰物
an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
After the storm, water streamed from the gargoyle's open mouth.
暴风雨过后，水从滴水嘴张开的口中流出。
During the downpour, the gargoyles poured rainwater safely away from the roof.
暴雨期间，滴水嘴把雨水安全地排离屋顶。
Each corner of the old church has a stone gargoyle that drains the roof.
老教堂的每个角落都有一个用来排屋顶积水的石制滴水嘴。
gargoyle 是可数名词，复数直接加 -s；常与 on 连用说明滴水嘴所在的建筑部位。
The gargoyle on the roof is over 300 years old.
屋顶上的滴水嘴已有300多年历史。
作主语时，复数形式 gargoyles 搭配复数动词；gargoyle 常指雕刻成怪异形状的排水嘴。
Medieval gargoyles were used as water spouts to drain rainwater.
中世纪的滴水嘴被用作排水口，用来排走雨水。
Not this
There are many gargoyle on the roof of the cathedral.
Use this
There are many gargoyles on the roof of the cathedral.
gargoyle 是可数名词，复数形式为 gargoyles。many 后面必须使用复数名词，不能省略 -s。
Not this
That carved lion on the wall is a gargoyle, but it doesn't drain water.
Use this
That carved lion on the wall is a grotesque, but it doesn't drain water.
gargoyle 特指兼作排水口的怪诞雕像；没有排水功能的装饰性怪诞雕像应用 grotesque。将词换成 grotesque 才能准确表达意思。
Not this
We saw a gargoyle inside the cathedral.
Use this
We saw a gargoyle on the cathedral roof.
gargoyle 是建筑外部的滴水嘴，位于屋顶或墙外，不在建筑内部。把 inside the cathedral 改为 on the cathedral roof 才符合其实际位置。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
石雕滴水嘴
The stone gargoyle above the door is covered with moss.
门上方那座石雕滴水嘴长满了苔藓。
中世纪滴水嘴
This medieval gargoyle once carried rain off the abbey roof.
这个中世纪滴水嘴曾经把雨水从修道院屋顶排走。
雕刻的滴水嘴
The guide pointed to a carved gargoyle with a grinning face.
导游指着一个面带怪笑的雕刻滴水嘴。
蹲伏在……上的滴水嘴
A gargoyle perched on the roof watched the crowd below.
一只蹲伏在屋顶上的滴水嘴注视着下面的人群。
大教堂的滴水嘴
The most famous cathedral gargoyles are in Paris and Barcelona.
最著名的大教堂滴水嘴在巴黎和巴塞罗那。
一千年前，迷信与刀剑统治着世界。那是一个黑暗的时代，一个充满恐惧的世界，而石像鬼是夜晚的守护者。
Opening narration of the 1994 animated series Gargoyles, spoken by the main character Goliath. It reframed gargoyles as heroic protectors and made this Gothic word a familiar part of 1990s pop culture.
这是1994年动画剧集《夜行神龙》的开场旁白，由主角歌利亚讲述。该剧将石像鬼塑造为英雄般的守护者，让这个哥特式的单词成为90年代流行文化中的常见词语。
Use gargoyle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 gargoyle 像 gargle（漱口）：石像鬼张嘴喷水，如漱口般从滴水嘴吐出。
语域：neutral 常见场景：architecture、art history gargoyle 的语体比较中性，没有明显的正式或口语标记；多用于建筑、艺术史或建筑物描述等语境，指带怪诞人形或兽形雕刻的排水嘴。
gargoyle 的词尾 -goyle 读 /ɡɔɪl/，与 boil、coil、foil、soil、toil 的 -oil 发音相同（押韵），但拼写不同。gargle 以 garg 开头，看似相似，但读音是 /ˈɡɑrɡəl/，不要混淆。
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