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单词 centauresque
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centauresqueadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛntɔːˈrɛsk/, U.S. /ˌsɛntɔˈrɛsk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centaur n., -esque suffix.
Etymology: < centaur n. + -esque suffix. Compare French centauresque (1825 or earlier). Compare earlier centauric adj.
Resembling or suggestive of a centaur, esp. in being a combination of two disparate or incongruous elements (cf. centaur n. 3b).
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1842 E. B. Barrett Some Acct. Greek Christian Poets in Athenæum 12 June 560/1 There may be something centauresque and of twofold nature in their rushing mutabilities.
1904 W. J. Furnival Leadless Decorative Tiles xv. 793 Those horrible representations called Romanesque, centauresque, caryatid, etc.—human head and shoulders on the body and legs of a beast.
1911 E. B. Dewing Big Horse to Ride xvii. 183 A centauresque image deep-eyed and voiced.
2011 A. R. Ascoli Local Habitation ii. v. 198 The hybrid centauresque monster to be composed out of Machiavelli's counsel and Medicean power.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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