英语词汇“pandora”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

pandora¹

(also Pandora's box shell, pandora shell)

noun panˈdɔːrəpænˈdɔrə

A burrowing bivalve mollusc with a fragile shell, the unequal valves of which form a ‘box’ with a lid.
Genus Pandora, family Pandoridae
Example sentencesExamples
- Placostylus ambagiosus pandora is a subspecies of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae.
- Only one microscopical species, Symbion pandora, has been described.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek pandoura 'three-stringed lute' (because of the shell's resemblance to the soundbox of a stringed instrument).

Pandora²

proper nounpanˈdɔːrəpænˈdɔrə

Greek Mythology

The first mortal woman. In one story she was created by Zeus and sent to earth with a jar or box of evils in revenge for Prometheus' having brought the gift of fire back to the world. She let out all the evils from the container to infect the earth; hope alone remained to assuage the lot of humankind.

Origin

From the Greek name Pandōra 'all-gifted' (from pan 'all' + dōron 'gift').

Rhymes

abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, angora, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, explorer, fedora, flora, fora, ignorer, Isadora, Kia-Ora, Laura, Leonora, Maura, menorah, Nora, pakora, pourer, roarer, scorer, senhora, señora, signora, snorer, soarer, Sonora, sora, storer, Theodora, Torah, Tuscarora, Vlorë

pandora¹

(also pandora shell, Pandora's box shell)

nounpænˈdɔrəpanˈdôrə

A burrowing bivalve mollusk with a fragile shell, the unequal valves of which form a “box” with a lid.
Genus Pandora, family Pandoridae
Example sentencesExamples
- Placostylus ambagiosus pandora is a subspecies of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae.
- Only one microscopical species, Symbion pandora, has been described.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek pandoura ‘three-stringed lute’ (because of the shell's resemblance to the soundbox of a stringed instrument).

Pandora²

proper nounpænˈdɔrəpanˈdôrə

Greek Mythology

The first mortal woman. In one story she was created by Zeus and sent to earth with a jar or box of evils in revenge for Prometheus' having brought the gift of fire back to the world. Pandora let out all the evils from the jar to infect the earth; hope alone remained to assuage the lot of humankind.

Origin

From the Greek name Pandōra ‘all-gifted’ (from pan ‘all’ + dōron ‘gift’).

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释义	pandora¹ (also Pandora's box shell, pandora shell) noun panˈdɔːrəpænˈdɔrə A burrowing bivalve mollusc with a fragile shell, the unequal valves of which form a ‘box’ with a lid. Genus Pandora, family Pandoridae Example sentencesExamples Placostylus ambagiosus pandora is a subspecies of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae. Only one microscopical species, Symbion pandora, has been described. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek pandoura 'three-stringed lute' (because of the shell's resemblance to the soundbox of a stringed instrument). Pandora² proper nounpanˈdɔːrəpænˈdɔrə Greek Mythology The first mortal woman. In one story she was created by Zeus and sent to earth with a jar or box of evils in revenge for Prometheus' having brought the gift of fire back to the world. She let out all the evils from the container to infect the earth; hope alone remained to assuage the lot of humankind. Origin From the Greek name Pandōra 'all-gifted' (from pan 'all' + dōron 'gift'). Rhymes abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, angora, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, explorer, fedora, flora, fora, ignorer, Isadora, Kia-Ora, Laura, Leonora, Maura, menorah, Nora, pakora, pourer, roarer, scorer, senhora, señora, signora, snorer, soarer, Sonora, sora, storer, Theodora, Torah, Tuscarora, Vlorë noun.1 name.1 pandora¹ (also pandora shell, Pandora's box shell) nounpænˈdɔrəpanˈdôrə A burrowing bivalve mollusk with a fragile shell, the unequal valves of which form a “box” with a lid. Genus Pandora, family Pandoridae Example sentencesExamples Placostylus ambagiosus pandora is a subspecies of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae. Only one microscopical species, Symbion pandora, has been described. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek pandoura ‘three-stringed lute’ (because of the shell's resemblance to the soundbox of a stringed instrument). Pandora² proper nounpænˈdɔrəpanˈdôrə Greek Mythology The first mortal woman. In one story she was created by Zeus and sent to earth with a jar or box of evils in revenge for Prometheus' having brought the gift of fire back to the world. Pandora let out all the evils from the jar to infect the earth; hope alone remained to assuage the lot of humankind. Origin From the Greek name Pandōra ‘all-gifted’ (from pan ‘all’ + dōron ‘gift’). noun.1 name.1
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