| 释义 |
Paphian, a. and n.|ˈpeɪfɪən|
[f. L. Paphi-us adj. (f. Paphos) + -an.]
A. adj.
1. Of or belonging to Paphos, a city of Cyprus sacred to Aphrodite or Venus (the Paphian Goddess, Paphian Queen).
c1614Sir W. Mure Dido & æneas ii. 753 The Paphyen Queen such brood did never beare. 1879Farrar St. Paul (1883) 403 The orgies of the Paphian goddess.
2. transf. Pertaining to love; esp. pertaining to, or devoted to, unlawful sexual indulgence; belonging to the class of prostitutes.
1656Blount Glossogr. s.v., Hence..Paphian fire or shot [is taken] for the fire or Arrows of Love. 1742Young Night Thoughts viii. 994. 1812 Byron Ch. Har. i. vii, Now Paphian girls were known to sing and smile. 1879E. Walford Londoniana I. 27 The Paphian sisterhood.
B. n.
1. An inhabitant or native of Paphos.
2. A devotee of the Paphian Venus; a prostitute.
1811Byron Hints fr. Hor. 690 In turns she'll seem a Paphian or a prude. 1828P. Cunningham N.S. Wales (ed. 3) II. 270 A miraculously converted Paphian. |