| 单词 | Pontos |
| 释义 | Pontos (once / 656629 pages) n WORD FAMILY Pontos USAGE EXAMPLESThe word Pontos dates back to Xenophon and can refer to a region of Greece on the Black Sea — the “hospitable sea.” New York Times(Dec 29, 2012) Unaccountably two Greek words formed on my lips: Homer's Pontos atrygetos—the barren sea. Grove, Frederick Philip, Over Prairie Trails(2010) Hawbuck, on his part, gives himself patronizing airs to General Sago, who looks upon the Pontos as little better than paupers. Thackeray, William Makepeace, The Book of Snobs(2010) n (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus Syn|Hyper Pontus Greek deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
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