silenn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪlən/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪlən/

Forms: late Middle English 1600s sylenes (plural), 1500s sylen, 1800s– silen. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Sīlēnus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Sīlēnus Silenus n.Compare Middle French, French silène (1534 in sense 1, 1791 in sense 2), Spanish sileno (late 14th cent.). In sense 2 after scientific Latin silenus, specific name (see Silenus n.), German Silen (1847 in this sense, in the passage translated in quot. 1848), and also earlier satyr n. 2.

1. Classical Mythology. A god or semi-divine woodland creature, part man and part horse or goat in form; a satyr, esp. an old one; = Silenus n. 1b. Cf. satyr n. 1a. Chiefly in plural.Silens were originally depicted as having the form of a man with a horse's ears and tail, often with large genitals, and later with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns. The term is used interchangeably with satyr, but often refers specifically to a satyr with aged features. Silens are commonly depicted as the companions of Bacchus or Dionysus and are associated with drunkenness and (especially sexually) uninhibited behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > satyr

devila1382

satyra1387

silenc1487

Silenus1572

satyrisk1583

tityrus1607

satyress1831

satyra1850

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 332 This maner of sturdy peple were called Sylenes, by denomynacion of a kynge whos name of auncyent recorde was called Silenus.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft vii. xv. 153 In our childhood our mothers maids haue so terrified vs with..satyrs, pans, faunes, sylens,..that we are afraid of our owne shadowes.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. x. 544 Lascivious wantonnesse, which he pourtraied by three drunken Sylenes [L. Sileni; Fr. Satyres] making merrie and banketting togither.

1838 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy (ed. 2) 234 Hermés and the Silens ‘mingle in love’ with the nymphs in pleasing caverns.

1951 G. van Hoorn Choes & Anthesteria 36 The part of Herakles taken by a silen with a club-like stick, a wine-skin taking the place of the lion's pelt.

2004 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 124 43 Among the handful of examples that predate the François vase.., several depict silens pursuing nymphs and several others represent silens preparing for a party.

†2. Zoology. The lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus, native to southwestern India, which has mainly black fur and skin with a conspicuous ruff of long greyish-white hairs surrounding the face, and a tail with a tuft of hairs at the tip. Cf. Silenus n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > family Cercopithecidae > genus Macaca (macaque) > Macaca silenus (lion-tailed macaque)

wanderoo1681

lion-tailed baboon1781

lion-tailed monkey1781

Silenus1831

silen1848

1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India iii. 147 They were Silens [Ger. Silen], (Inuus Silenus) a species of short-tailed monkey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silen
释义	silenn. Brit. /ˈsʌɪlən/, U.S. /ˈsaɪlən/ Forms: late Middle English 1600s sylenes (plural), 1500s sylen, 1800s– silen. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Sīlēnus. Etymology: < classical Latin Sīlēnus Silenus n.Compare Middle French, French silène (1534 in sense 1, 1791 in sense 2), Spanish sileno (late 14th cent.). In sense 2 after scientific Latin silenus, specific name (see Silenus n.), German Silen (1847 in this sense, in the passage translated in quot. 1848), and also earlier satyr n. 2. 1. Classical Mythology. A god or semi-divine woodland creature, part man and part horse or goat in form; a satyr, esp. an old one; = Silenus n. 1b. Cf. satyr n. 1a. Chiefly in plural.Silens were originally depicted as having the form of a man with a horse's ears and tail, often with large genitals, and later with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns. The term is used interchangeably with satyr, but often refers specifically to a satyr with aged features. Silens are commonly depicted as the companions of Bacchus or Dionysus and are associated with drunkenness and (especially sexually) uninhibited behaviour. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > satyr devila1382 satyra1387 silenc1487 Silenus1572 satyrisk1583 tityrus1607 satyress1831 satyra1850 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 332 This maner of sturdy peple were called Sylenes, by denomynacion of a kynge whos name of auncyent recorde was called Silenus. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft vii. xv. 153 In our childhood our mothers maids haue so terrified vs with..satyrs, pans, faunes, sylens,..that we are afraid of our owne shadowes. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. x. 544 Lascivious wantonnesse, which he pourtraied by three drunken Sylenes [L. Sileni; Fr. Satyres] making merrie and banketting togither. 1838 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy (ed. 2) 234 Hermés and the Silens ‘mingle in love’ with the nymphs in pleasing caverns. 1951 G. van Hoorn Choes & Anthesteria 36 The part of Herakles taken by a silen with a club-like stick, a wine-skin taking the place of the lion's pelt. 2004 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 124 43 Among the handful of examples that predate the François vase.., several depict silens pursuing nymphs and several others represent silens preparing for a party. †2. Zoology. The lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus, native to southwestern India, which has mainly black fur and skin with a conspicuous ruff of long greyish-white hairs surrounding the face, and a tail with a tuft of hairs at the tip. Cf. Silenus n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > family Cercopithecidae > genus Macaca (macaque) > Macaca silenus (lion-tailed macaque) wanderoo1681 lion-tailed baboon1781 lion-tailed monkey1781 Silenus1831 silen1848 1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India iii. 147 They were Silens [Ger. Silen], (Inuus Silenus) a species of short-tailed monkey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1487
随便看	haematodynamometer haematogastric haematogen haematogenesis haematogenic haematogenous haematoglobin haematoglobulin haematognomist haematography haematoid haematoidin haematoin haematologic haematological haematologically haematologies haematologist haematologists haematology haematologyes haematologys haematolytic haematoma haematomas