Cestus
[sestәs]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.
(n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.
(n.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.
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同義詞及近義詞：
n. [L.] Girdle (especially the girdle of Venus), belt, cincture, band.
編輯:路易斯
解釋/意思:
n. the girdle of Venus which had power to awaken love: an ancient boxing-glove loaded with lead or iron.
手打:米米
例句/造句/用法:
- We had rather, for our part, have the cestus of Rachel Halliday, that kept heads from being turned, and made everything go on harmoniously. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Bards have written of the cestus of Venus, that turned the heads of all the world in successive generations. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Instantly, Miss Skiffins stopped it with the neatness of a placid boxer, took off that girdle or cestus as before, and laid it on the table. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
手打:米米