α. 1500s–1600s Ganimed, 1500s–1600s Ganimede, 1600s Gannimede, 1600s Ganymed, 1600s Genymade, 1600s– Ganymede.
β. 1500s Ganimedes, 1500s–1700s Ganymedes.
单词 | ganymede |
释义 | Ganymeden.α. 1500s–1600s Ganimed, 1500s–1600s Ganimede, 1600s Gannimede, 1600s Ganymed, 1600s Genymade, 1600s– Ganymede. β. 1500s Ganimedes, 1500s–1700s Ganymedes. 1. allusively. A boy or (usually young) man likened to the beautiful youth Ganymede of Greek mythology, Zeus's cup-bearer and (in many versions) lover. a. A boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man. More generally: a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse. Also: a young male prostitute. Cf. catamite n.Frequently with connotations of handsomeness or physical beauty and hence often overlapping with sense 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > male > boy or youth bardash1550 catamite?1552 Ganymede1558 ingle1592 ningle1602 Ganymedean1603 pathic1605 prostitute1654 love-boy1655 punk1698 chicken1914 tart1935 bumboy1937 mo1968 1558 B. Traheron Warning Eng. to Repente sig. Aiiij Thy ruler hath aboute hir raueners, snatchers, flatterers, effœminate Ganimedes. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Puto A ganymedes, Cynaedus. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 55/2 I crave Thou wilt be pleas'd, great God, to save My Sov'reign from a Ganymede. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. v. 237 Ganymedes, Bardachoes, Huflers, Ingles, Fricatrices, He-whores and Sodomites. a1704 T. Brown Dialogues of Dead in 4th Vol. Wks. (1720) 154 Here is a Troop of Scots that swear and stare to get in, and beg they may but skulk into some cold Corner of Hell..with their Ganymeds. 1782 G. R. Fitzgerald Riddle 11 Your Ganymedes of ancient Days, The modern Stench of Florence, and that She-Monster Sappho, raise In me a just Abhorrence. 1833 S. B. Smith Renunciation of Popery 16 The sacred temples were governed by pimps and Ganymedes stained with the sin of Sodom. 1846 tr. M. La Châtre Public & Private Hist. Popes of Rome II. 293/2 The princes of the church freely abandoned themselves to all sorts of abominations with their Ganymedes. 1959 A. Edwardes Jewel in Lotus v. ii. 128 As procurers of men or as ganymedes rented to the coffeehouse, they proved excellent. 1997 A. R. Birley Hadrian iv. 40 Trajan's fondness for boys..is attested by Cassius Dio. Like Domitian, then, Trajan had his Ganymedes. b. A beautiful or handsome young man. Cf. Adonis n. 1, Apollo n. 2b.In quot. 1603 referring to a beautiful young man desired by an older man, and hence overlapping with sense 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person > beautiful man or boy Cupidc1381 narcissusc1385 Ganymede?1566 Adonis?1571 Greek goda1910 beefcake1949 ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce f. 73v A pretie Ganimedes called them all to supper. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 568 Hercules pursuing after a yoong beardlesse Genymade [Fr. vn sien familier, Gk. ἑταῖρον] whom he loved. 1695 tr. C. Moscheni Brutes turn'd Criticks xx. 57 I must confess I should be well enough pleas'd if these Ganymedes would but reward me well. 1770 tr. L. Dolce Aretin 138 We find many men who are comparatively delicate..; yet the delicacy of their members is very different from that of Ladies or Ganymedes. 1857 tr. A. Dumas Nanon iv. 48 I am very grateful to this handsome Ganymede. 2002 Independent 9 Oct. (Review section) 9/2 A willowy Ganymede in black-framed specs, a pin-striped jacket and a cigarette held camply aloft. c. A boy or (usually young) man who serves wine (or another alcoholic drink) as his master's cup-bearer. Later also (often humorous): a boy or young man employed to serve drinks or collect glasses in a public house, bar, etc., or at an event. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > tapster or barmaid tapsterc1000 drawer1379 wine-drawer1415 birlerc1440 shenkerc1440 trayer1473 tranter1500 skinker1575 lick-spigot1599 shot-shark1600 runner1601 skink1603 Hebe1606 Ganymede1608 squire of the gimlet1611 skinkard1615 bombard-man1616 bar-boy1631 faucet1631 tapstress1631 potman1652 barmaida1658 pot-boyc1662 tavern-drawer1709 tavern-boy1796 pot-girl1797 tap-boy1801 knight of the spigot1821 pewter-carrier1834 bartender1836 tap-waiter1836 barman1837 beer-boy1841 mixologist1856 bar-girl1857 mixer1858 gin slinger1871 swamper1907 tap-man1907 pot-woman1918 bar-staff1965 bar-person1976 1608 T. Middleton Mad World, my Masters ii. sig. B4v Shall I be bold with your honor, to prefer this aforesaid Ganimed to hold a plate vnder your Lordships cup? 1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 228 A raw unskilful Lad..At once my Carver, and my Ganymede. 1783 Amer. Wanderer x. 117 The paradise of Mahomet, where Ganymedes would pour out nectar to the weary traveller. 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. ii. 148 Why don't some of those Mercuries, those Ganymedes, those waiters, I believe you call them, get you a chair? 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. ix. 234 The cavalier..arrested the progress of the retiring Ganymede. 1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent I. vii. 153 The foaming jar is ready, and the dusky Ganymede attentive. 1917 Harper's Bazar Aug. 74/3 Better let some of these Ganymedes that are swilling around the shop make us a cocktail or three. 1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1990) i. xiii. 88 A Ganymede emerged from among the cars, bearing glasses and champagne on a silver tray. 2016 H. Webb Dante's Persons iv. 146 Caesar vanquished the King of Bithynia on the battlefield, but then becomes his Ganymede at the banquet. 2. Astronomy. (The name of) the largest satellite of Jupiter.One of the four Galilean satellites (see note in etymology), Ganymede has a diameter of 3273 miles (5268 km; larger than the planet Mercury), and a surface covered with dark cratered regions and light streaked regions. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > satellite of Jupiter > [noun] > specific Ganymede1694 Galilean satellite1911 1694 R. Blome tr. A. Le Grand Entire Body Philos. i. 148/2 Jupiter..hath four less Planets, as so many little Moons to be his Companions... Their special names are, the Jovial Saturn, Europa, Ganymedes [L. Ganymedes], Calisto. 1702 R. Morden Introd. Astron. i. 30 Ganymedes... I find it not mentioned in the Ptolemean Tables. 1851 J. F. W. Herschel Outl. Astron. (ed. 4) x. 337 Simon Marius..proposed for them mythological names, viz:—lo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. 1866 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens xvi. 232 Measured from the centre of the planet, the mean distances of these satellites are, of Io, 278,000 miles; of Europa, 443,000; of Ganymede, 707,000; and of Callisto, 1,243,000. 1950 R. Heinlein Farmer in Sky xvi. 157 The shadows of Ganymede and Callisto would be centered on Jupiter just as Io and Europa reached mid transit. 1988 A. C. Clarke 2061: Odyssey Three 111 Only on Ganymede and Europa were there regions with Earthlike temperatures. 2015 Orange County (Calif.) Register 15 Mar. 14/1 (caption) Scientists estimate the ocean on Ganymede is 95 miles below the surface. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1558 |
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