单词 | centaurial |
释义 | centaurialadj. rare. Of or relating to a centaur or centaurs; characteristic or reminiscent of a centaur. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [adjective] > of nature of a centaur hippocentauric1614 centaurian1660 centauric1816 centaurial1883 1883 W. J. Stillman in Cent. Mag. Oct. 826 The bluest blood being that of him whose remote forefathers did but follow the original centaurial proposition of taking all they wanted wherever they found it. 1982 A. Edel Aristotle & his Philos. xiii. 208 To ask if a centaur exists is to ask whether..there is a middle term that specifies some centaurial properties. 2001 G. W. McDonogh et al. Encycl. Contemp. Amer. Culture 56/2 Dehumanization associated with the centaurial symbiosis of person and car. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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