labyrinth
英 ['l?b(?)r?nθ]
美['l?b?r?nθ]
- n. 迷宮；[解剖] 迷路；難解的事物
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詞態變化
復數:?labyrinths;形容詞:?labyrinthine;
中文詞源
labyrinth 迷宮
來自希臘語labyrinthos,迷宮，原為希臘神話中克立特島上一座用來關牛妖的宮殿，可能來自labrys,雙刃斧，皇權的象征，用來指皇室宮殿。同時由該神話衍生clue.
英文詞源
- labyrinth (n.)
- c. 1400, laberynthe (late 14c. in Latinate form laborintus) "labyrinth, maze," figuratively "bewildering arguments," from Latin labyrinthus, from Greek labyrinthos "maze, large building with intricate passages," especially the structure built by Daedelus to hold the Minotaur near Knossos in Crete, from a pre-Greek language; perhaps related to Lydian labrys "double-edged axe," symbol of royal power, which fits with the theory that the labyrinth was originally the royal Minoan palace on Crete and meant "palace of the double-axe." Used in English for "maze" early 15c., and in figurative sense of "confusing state of affairs" (1540s).
雙語例句
- 1. They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
- 他們發現了一處迷宮似的地道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets.
- 我們在迷宮式的街道上迷了路。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.
- 他在迷宮似的小巷中閑逛.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The badger sett had twelve entrances to what must have been a labyrinth of tunnels.
- 這個獾穴有12個入口,下面必定有一套錯綜復雜的地道.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. But Hester could not resolve the query , using herself in a dismal labyrinth of doubt.
- 對這一逼問,海絲特可沒法作答了, 因為連她自己也尚在陰暗的迷宮中徘徊呢.
來自英漢文學 - 紅字