| 释义 |
‖ Sciapodes, n. pl.|saɪˈæpədiːz|
In 6 erron. Siopodes.
[L., a. Gr. σκιᾱ́ποδες pl., f. σκιᾱ́ shadow + ποδ-, πούς foot.]
A fabulous people of Libya ‘with immense feet which they used as sunshades’ (Liddell & Scott). Hence sciˈapodous a.
1581J. Bell Haddon's Answ. Osor. 267 Seeing that the very poreblinde do see it,..yea wherewith the Siopodes are so well acquainted also:..that it is merueile that any man could be so shameles to deny it to be true. 1798Ferriar Varieties of Man 200 The people were..sciapodous, having feet so large as to shelter the whole body. |