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单词 Nessus
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Definition of Nessus in English:

Nessus

proper nounˈnɛsəsˈnesəs
Greek Mythology

  • A centaur who was killed by Hercules with a poisoned arrow. Hercules eventually died when he was given a shirt smeared with the centaur's blood, which poisoned him.

 
 

Definition of Nessus in US English:

Nessus

proper nounˈnesəs
Roman Mythology Greek Mythology

  • A centaur who was killed by Hercules, but whose blood soaked Hercules's tunic and consumed him in fire.

Phrases

  • Nessus shirt (or shirt of Nessus)

    • Used to refer to a destructive or expurgatory force or influence.

      after the lost election of 1979 he found himself wearing this shirt of Nessus
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