单词 | Vesta |
释义 | Vesta /ves"teuh/, n. 1. the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia. 2. Astron. the third largest and one of the four brightest asteroids. 3. (l.c.) Brit. a short friction match with a wood or wax shank. 4. a female given name. [1350-1400; ME < L] |
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