西瓜单词

Adonis是什么意思

Adonis

英 [ə'dəunis] 美 [ə'dəunis]

Adonis 美少年

希腊神话中的美少年，被爱神Aphrodite所爱。

Adonis (n.): "a beau," 1620s, from Greek Adonis, name of the youth beloved by Aphrodite, from Phoenician adon "lord," probably originally "ruler," from base a-d-n "to judge, rule." Adonai is the Hebrew cognate.

1. Rudolph, the Adonis of the silent films, had one great quality — to make women feel weak at the knees.

鲁道夫, 这部无声电影中的美男子, 有一个绝妙的本事——使女人感到两腿发软.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Her character as a goddess of vegetation is shown in the story of Adonis.: 她作为植物女神的性格可以从阿道涅斯故事里看出来.

4. Among her mortal lovers, the most famous was perhaps Adonis.: 在她的凡人情人中, 最著名的可能要数阿多尼斯了.

5. I think you may deign to marry me . I don't want to be an Adonis.: 你要屈尊下嫁,我可不想当小白脸儿.