Silenus
[sai'li:nәs]
解释:
(noun.) the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey.
(noun.) any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs).
校对:奥利弗--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) See Wanderoo.
编辑:珀尔
解释:
n. the foster-father of Bacchus a little pot-bellied old man bald-headed and snub-nosed generally astride of an ass drunk and attended by a troop of satyrs.
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例句:
- I might have been Silenus's widow, said Rebecca. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- What an old Silenus it was! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- He is ironical, provoking, questioning, the old enemy of the Sophists, ready to put on the mask of Silenus as well as to argue seriously. 柏拉图. 理想国.
- Silenus, by his drunken gestures, and difficulty in keeping his seat, evoked roars of laughter, and was quite the hero of the hour. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
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