| 释义 |
styg·ian
\ˈstij(ē)ən\ adjective
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Latin stygius stygian (from Greek stygios, from Styg-, Styx Styx, mythical stream considered to be the chief river of the subterranean world of the dead) + English -an
: of, relating to, or associated with the river Styx: as
a. : hellish, infernal, gloomy
b. : characteristic of death : deathly
< upon those roseate lips a stygian hue — William Wordsworth >
c. : inviolable
< a stygian oath > |