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漏壶lòuhú〈古代arch.〉计时的器具,用铜制成,分播水壶、受水壶两部。播水壶分二至四层,均有小孔,可以滴水,最后流入受水壶,受水壶里有立箭,箭上划分一百刻,箭随蓄水逐渐上升,露出刻数,用以表示时间。也有不用水而用沙的。{water-clock; clepsydra; hourglass; device for measuring time by the fall or flow of water; ancient time-piece made of bronze consisting of two pots, the pot above with two to four levels, each having a small opening through which the water trickles from above to the lower level and finally to the other pot below in which a vertical, graduated arrow marked with 100 degrees rises bit by bit with the water to show the graduation indicating the time. In some cases, sand was used in place of water.}也叫also漏刻{lòukè}。简称{abbr.}漏{lòu}。 |