the Elgin marbles
/ði ˌelɡɪn ˈmɑːblz/
/ði ˌelɡɪn ˈmɑːrblz/
- a set of marble sculptures of the 5th century BC from the outside of the Parthenon in Athens which are now in the British Museum. They were brought to Britain in the early 1800s by Lord Elgin. Elgin sold them to the British government in 1816. The Greek government has asked Britain to return them to Greece many times.
埃尔金（Elgin）大理石：一组来自雅典帕台农神庙外的公元前5世纪的大理石雕塑，现保存在大英博物馆中。他们在1800年代初由埃尔金勋爵带到英国。埃尔金（Elgin）于1816年将它们出售给英国政府。希腊政府多次要求英国将其归还希腊。