Calypso
[kə'lɪpsəʊ] or [kə'lɪpso]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years.
(noun.) rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf.
手打:拉蒙纳--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68¡ N.
整理:米切尔
例句/造句/用法:
- Calypso sighing for Ulysses, observed Crispin, without altering his position; though I dare say it is only the wind moaning through the ropes. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- After all, he had some very pleasant times with Circe, Calypso, and such-like ladies. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Neither Calypso nor Eucharis cared to fascinate Mentor. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
編輯:朱利叶斯