单词 | adonis |
释义 | Adonis[ uh-don-is, uh-doh-nis ] / əˈdɒn ɪs, əˈdoʊ nɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Adonis ON THESAURUS.COM nounClassical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose. a very handsome young man. Origin of Adonis1615–25 for def. 2 Words nearby AdonisAdolf, Doll's House, A, Adonai, Adonic, Adonijah, Adonis, Adon Olam, adopt, adoptable, adopted, adoptee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for AdonisBritish Dictionary definitions for AdonisAdonis / (əˈdəʊnɪs) / nounGreek myth a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite. Killed by a wild boar, he was believed to spend part of the year in the underworld and part on earth, symbolizing the vegetative cycle a handsome young man Word Origin for AdonisC16: from Latin, via Greek Adōnis from Phoenician adōni my lord, a title of the god Tammuz; related to Hebrew Adonai Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for AdonisAdonis In classical mythology, an extremely beautiful boy who was loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love. notes for AdonisBy extension, an “Adonis” is any handsome young man. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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