| 单词 | monster-tamer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmonster-tamer monster-tamer n. ΚΠ 1593 M. Drayton Idea viii. sig. H4 A monster-tamers rare description. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 38 We looked on him with reverence as a monster-tamer of antiquity, Hercules or Cadmus; he had the skin of a beast wrapt round his middle, which confirmed the fancy. 1849 R. B. Brough & W. Brough Sphinx i. 8 You will also see the celebrated Mr. Oedipus, the monster-tamer. 1996 R. Falconer Orpheus Dis(re)membered i. 19 If Hercules simply was Christ, as Bude asserts, then Christ can also take the more exciting form of a heroic monster-tamer in Hades. 2012 J. Rioux Cat's Cradle Bk. 1: Golden Twine 46 I'm going to be a monster tamer, and nothing will stop me or scare me. < as lemmas |
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