释义 |
napæa rare.|nəˈpiːə| Also 7 -ea. [a. L. Napæa, ad. Gr. ναπαία, fem. of ναπαῖος, f. νάπη a wooded dell.] A nymph haunting wooded dells.
1612Shelton Quix. i. iii. xi, O ye Napeas and Driades, which do wontedly inhabite the Thickets and Groues. 1617Drummond of Hawthornden Forth Feasting A 3 b, O Naïd's deare, (said they,) Napæas fair, O Nymphes of trees, Nymphes which on Hills repaire! So naˈpæad (after naiad or dryad).
1818L. Hunt Foliage, The Nymphs p. xi, And there are the Napeads—names till now Scarce known. |