释义 |
‖ Amphitryon|æmˈfɪtrɪən| [From the comedy of Molière, in which Amphitryon (foster-father of Hercules) gives a great dinner.] A host, an entertainer to dinner.
[1668Molière Amphitryon iii. v, Le véritable Amphitryon est l'Amphitryon où l'on dîne.] 1862H. Aïdé Carr of Carlyon I. 113 He excused himself, when..asked..to dinner; and..the would-be Amphitryon had pride enough not to renew the invitation. 1878M. E. Herbert Hübner's Round the World II. ii. 521 My noble amphitryon made me sit down. |