A small statue — the kind that sits on a table, a shelf, or a piano, rather than standing outdoors. Size is the whole point of the word: if it is big enough to stand in a square, it is a statue; if you could pick it up and carry it home, it is a statuette.

A small statue一座小雕像 the kind that sits on a table, a shelf, or a piano就是那種放在桌上、架子上，或鋼琴上的 rather than standing outdoors而不是立在戶外的那種 Size is the whole point of the word大小就是這個字的重點所在 if it is big enough to stand in a square, it is a statue如果大到可以立在廣場上，那就是statue(雕像) if you could pick it up and carry it home, it is a statuette如果你可以把它拿起來帶回家，那就是statuette(小雕像)

It is a countable noun, so one statuette, two statuettes.

It is a countable noun這是一個可數名詞 so one statuette, two statuettes所以是one statuette、two statuettes

The word feels slightly formal — in ordinary talk many people would just say "a little statue" or name the material, "a bronze figure", "a jade carving". You meet statuette most in museums, antique shops, and in writing about prizes: the small gold figure given at a film award ceremony is often called a statuette.

The word feels slightly formal這個字感覺有點正式 in ordinary talk many people would just say "a little statue"日常說話裡很多人會直接說「a little statue」 or name the material, "a bronze figure", "a jade carving"或直接講材質，像「a bronze figure(銅像)」、「a jade carving(玉雕)」 You meet statuette most in museums, antique shops, and in writing about prizes你最常在博物館、古董店，還有講獎項的文章裡遇到statuette the small gold figure given at a film award ceremony is often called a statuette電影頒獎典禮上發的那個小金人，常常就被稱為statuette