Orionn.

Brit.

/əˈrʌɪən/, U.S.

/əˈraɪən/,

/oʊˈraɪən/

Forms:

α. Middle English Orioun, Middle English Oryon, Middle English orison (transmission error), Middle English orisoun (transmission error), Middle English– Orion.

β. (In Latin genitive form) 1700s– Orionis Brit. /əˈrʌɪənɪs/, U.S. /əˈraɪənɪs/, /oʊˈraɪənɪs/.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ōrīōn.

Etymology: < classical Latin Ōrīōn, the name of one of the Giants of Greek mythology, a mighty hunter, killed by Artemis, and of the constellation by which he was represented, whose risings and settings were associated with stormy weather < ancient Greek Ὠρίων (ῑ or ῐ), the name of the Giant and of the constellation.The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin.

Astronomy.

1. (The name of) a conspicuous constellation lying on the celestial equator, at the edge of the Milky Way, and interpreted as a hunter with belt and sword. Also (in form Orionis) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Ori (without point).One of the 48 Ptolemaic constellations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Orion

Oriona1398

tailor's yard1827

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 110 Orioun is most notable constellacioun bycause of hugenesse and also of fairnesse.

J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 578 (MED) And southe in the spere toward the octyan, The Qwalle was, hornyd Padus, the Hare, and Oryon.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xii. 46 The sygne of Oryon rendreth the watres to be proude and cruelle.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. 61 Rany Oryon with his stormy face Bewavit oft the schipman by hys race.

1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 268 Vnder the feete of Orion, is there a constellation of 12 starres, named the Hare.

1638 G. Sandys Paraphr. Iob ix. 13 in Paraphr. Divine Poems Orion, who with Stormes plowes up the Seas.

1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 465 Rigel Orionis passed the meridian at 9^h 47′ 49″.

1767 B. Thornton Amphitryon i. i. 24 The moon Has stir'd not, since she rose; nor is Orion, The evening-star, or Pleiades yet set.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Locksley Hall in Poems (new ed.) II. 93 Great Orion sloping slowly to the West.

1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. i. 33 The great nebula of Orion is situated in the part of the constellation occupied by the sword-handle.

1952 C. Payne-Gaposchkin Stars in Making (1953) ii. 43 Nebulae like the one in Orion must represent the primitive prestellar material.

1962 Listener 31 May 950/1 Delta Orionis, the upper star of the Hunter's Belt.

1990 Astronomy Mar. 84/2 (caption) Orion majestically rises over a partially blacked-out San Francisco.

2. the belt of Orion: = Orion's Belt n. at Compounds. Similarly †the girdle (also zone) of Orion.

ΚΠ

1599 T. Hill Schoole of Skil ii. 92 The constellation named the Zone or gyrdle of Orion.

1674 J. Moxon Tutor to Astron. (ed. 2) ii. 70 The most Northerly Star in the Girdle of Orion doth yet decrease in Declination.

1771 Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 469 (table) I saw the Comet a little to the south of Procyon; its tail extended nearly to the belt of Orion.

1915 Science 4 June 811/2 The next star which has been observed is δ Orionis, the right hand one of the three in the Belt of Orion.

2002 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 3 Jan. (Suppl.) 22 The three stars in the belt of Orion are big, blue, young, hot stars with the names Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka.

Compounds

(in the genitive).

Orion's Belt n. (also with lower-case initial in second element) a short line of three bright stars across the middle of Orion.

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1719 Philos. Trans. 1717–19 (Royal Soc.) 30 979 It moved after the manner, but more slowly than a falling Star, in a seeming direct Line, descending a little beyond, and withal below, the Stars in Orion's Belt.

1876 Catholic World Mar. 749/2 He saw the Three Kings (the popular name for Orion's Belt in French) shining so bright this morning at three o'clock.

1986 P. Moore Exploring Night Sky with Binoculars 144 There can be no mistaking Aldebaran, if only because it lies in line with Orion's Belt.

2004 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Oct. 69/2 Alnylam, an Arabic word meaning ‘string of pearls’ that is also the designation for the middle star of Orion's belt.

† Orion's dog n. Obsolete = Orion's hound n.

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1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xxii. 330 Like the fair star that does in Autumn rise..and is to men unkind, And called is Orion's Dog.

1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad VI. xxii. vi. 4 Not half so dreadful rises to the Sight Thro' the thick Gloom of some tempestuous Night Orion's Dog.

Orion's hound n. now rare Sirius, the Dog Star (chiefly in translations of or allusions to the Iliad).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun] > dwarf > Sirius

Siriusc1374

canicularc1420

Dog Star1558

Orion's hound1590

Orion's dog1676

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iii. sig. C6 Scorching flames of fierce Orions hound.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxii. 299 Priam spide The great Greek come, (sphear'd round with beames, and show'ng as if the star, surnam'd Orions hound).

1898 S. Butler tr. Homer Iliad xxii. 361 King Priam was the first to note him [sc. Achilles] as he scoured the plain, all radiant as the star which men call Orion's Hound.

1932 H. G. Lotspeich Classical Mythol. in Poetry Edmund Spenser 94 Sirius, the dog star, is identified with Orion's hound.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orion
释义	Orionn. Brit. /əˈrʌɪən/, U.S. /əˈraɪən/, /oʊˈraɪən/ Forms: α. Middle English Orioun, Middle English Oryon, Middle English orison (transmission error), Middle English orisoun (transmission error), Middle English– Orion. β. (In Latin genitive form) 1700s– Orionis Brit. /əˈrʌɪənɪs/, U.S. /əˈraɪənɪs/, /oʊˈraɪənɪs/. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ōrīōn. Etymology: < classical Latin Ōrīōn, the name of one of the Giants of Greek mythology, a mighty hunter, killed by Artemis, and of the constellation by which he was represented, whose risings and settings were associated with stormy weather < ancient Greek Ὠρίων (ῑ or ῐ), the name of the Giant and of the constellation.The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin. Astronomy. 1. (The name of) a conspicuous constellation lying on the celestial equator, at the edge of the Milky Way, and interpreted as a hunter with belt and sword. Also (in form Orionis) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Ori (without point).One of the 48 Ptolemaic constellations. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Orion Oriona1398 tailor's yard1827 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 110 Orioun is most notable constellacioun bycause of hugenesse and also of fairnesse. J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 578 (MED) And southe in the spere toward the octyan, The Qwalle was, hornyd Padus, the Hare, and Oryon. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xii. 46 The sygne of Oryon rendreth the watres to be proude and cruelle. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. 61 Rany Oryon with his stormy face Bewavit oft the schipman by hys race. 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 268 Vnder the feete of Orion, is there a constellation of 12 starres, named the Hare. 1638 G. Sandys Paraphr. Iob ix. 13 in Paraphr. Divine Poems Orion, who with Stormes plowes up the Seas. 1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 465 Rigel Orionis passed the meridian at 9^h 47′ 49″. 1767 B. Thornton Amphitryon i. i. 24 The moon Has stir'd not, since she rose; nor is Orion, The evening-star, or Pleiades yet set. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Locksley Hall in Poems (new ed.) II. 93 Great Orion sloping slowly to the West. 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. i. 33 The great nebula of Orion is situated in the part of the constellation occupied by the sword-handle. 1952 C. Payne-Gaposchkin Stars in Making (1953) ii. 43 Nebulae like the one in Orion must represent the primitive prestellar material. 1962 Listener 31 May 950/1 Delta Orionis, the upper star of the Hunter's Belt. 1990 Astronomy Mar. 84/2 (caption) Orion majestically rises over a partially blacked-out San Francisco. 2. the belt of Orion: = Orion's Belt n. at Compounds. Similarly †the girdle (also zone) of Orion. ΚΠ 1599 T. Hill Schoole of Skil ii. 92 The constellation named the Zone or gyrdle of Orion. 1674 J. Moxon Tutor to Astron. (ed. 2) ii. 70 The most Northerly Star in the Girdle of Orion doth yet decrease in Declination. 1771 Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 469 (table) I saw the Comet a little to the south of Procyon; its tail extended nearly to the belt of Orion. 1915 Science 4 June 811/2 The next star which has been observed is δ Orionis, the right hand one of the three in the Belt of Orion. 2002 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 3 Jan. (Suppl.) 22 The three stars in the belt of Orion are big, blue, young, hot stars with the names Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Compounds (in the genitive). Orion's Belt n. (also with lower-case initial in second element) a short line of three bright stars across the middle of Orion. ΚΠ 1719 Philos. Trans. 1717–19 (Royal Soc.) 30 979 It moved after the manner, but more slowly than a falling Star, in a seeming direct Line, descending a little beyond, and withal below, the Stars in Orion's Belt. 1876 Catholic World Mar. 749/2 He saw the Three Kings (the popular name for Orion's Belt in French) shining so bright this morning at three o'clock. 1986 P. Moore Exploring Night Sky with Binoculars 144 There can be no mistaking Aldebaran, if only because it lies in line with Orion's Belt. 2004 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Oct. 69/2 Alnylam, an Arabic word meaning ‘string of pearls’ that is also the designation for the middle star of Orion's belt. † Orion's dog n. Obsolete = Orion's hound n. ΚΠ 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xxii. 330 Like the fair star that does in Autumn rise..and is to men unkind, And called is Orion's Dog. 1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad VI. xxii. vi. 4 Not half so dreadful rises to the Sight Thro' the thick Gloom of some tempestuous Night Orion's Dog. Orion's hound n. now rare Sirius, the Dog Star (chiefly in translations of or allusions to the Iliad). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun] > dwarf > Sirius Siriusc1374 canicularc1420 Dog Star1558 Orion's hound1590 Orion's dog1676 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iii. sig. C6 Scorching flames of fierce Orions hound. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxii. 299 Priam spide The great Greek come, (sphear'd round with beames, and show'ng as if the star, surnam'd Orions hound). 1898 S. Butler tr. Homer Iliad xxii. 361 King Priam was the first to note him [sc. Achilles] as he scoured the plain, all radiant as the star which men call Orion's Hound. 1932 H. G. Lotspeich Classical Mythol. in Poetry Edmund Spenser 94 Sirius, the dog star, is identified with Orion's hound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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