请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Hymettian
释义 Hymettian, a.|haɪˈmɛtɪən|
[f. L. Hymettius (f. Hymettus, Gr. Ὑµηττός) + -ian.]
Of or belonging to Mount Hymettus in Attica, famous in antiquity for its honey and marble; hence poet. honeyed, sweet (cf. hyblæan).
1601Holland tr. Pliny's Nat. Hist. xvii. i. 499 Foure goodly pillars of Hymettian Marble.1658J. Rowland tr. Moufet's Theater of Insects 908 He that will make a good mixture of wine and honey, must mingle with new Hymettian Honey, old Falernian Wine.1795Coleridge To R. B. Sheridan in Poetical Works (1912) I. 88 Thy temples with Hymettian flow'rets wreath'd.
随便看

 

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/22 16:57:27