| 单词 |
Aphrodite |
| 释义 |
‖ Aphrodite, n.1|æfrəʊˈdaɪtiː| [Gr. ἀϕροδῑ́τη ‘foam-born,’ the Grecian Venus. Formerly ˈæfrəʊdaɪt.] 1. The Grecian Venus.
c1658Cleveland Poems 89 A medal where grim Mars, turn'd right, Proves a smiling Aphrodite. 1867M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd xvii. 155 He sprang from the mire of the streets, like some male Aphrodite rising from the mud. 2. Zool. A genus of marine worms with bristles of brilliant iridescent hues; also called Sea-mouse.
1857Wood Com. Obj. Sea Shore 99 The bristles of the aphrodite are..worthy of notice on account of their wonderful colouring. 1869W. Baird in Eng. Mech. 30 Apr. 123/1 They differ from the Aphrodites, or sea-mice, in many respects. |
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