单词 | Antaeus-like |
释义 | Definition of Antaeus-like in English:Antaeus-like(also Anteus-like) adjective anˈtʌɪəslʌɪkanˈtiːəslʌɪk
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brathwait (?1588–1673), poet and writer. From Antaeus (classical Latin Antaeus, ancient Greek Ἀνταῖος), the name of a giant, son of Poseidon and Earth, who compelled all comers to wrestle with him, and gained renewed strength from contact with the ground + -like. Definition of Antaeus-like in US English:Antaeus-like(also Anteus-like) adjective
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brathwait (?1588–1673), poet and writer. From Antaeus (classical Latin Antaeus, ancient Greek Ἀνταῖος), the name of a giant, son of Poseidon and Earth, who compelled all comers to wrestle with him, and gained renewed strength from contact with the ground + -like. |
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