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单词 sagittarius
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Sagittariusn.

/sadʒɪˈtɛːrɪəs/
Etymology: < Latin sagittārius archer: see sagittary n. and adj. Compare French sagittaire.
1.
a. Astronomy. (With capital S.) The zodiacal constellation of the Archer; hence, the ninth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 22 November.
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the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Sagittarius
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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Sagittarius
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1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 123 The nynthe Signe..Is cleped Sagittarius.
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. x. 313.
1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Sagittario The signe Sagittarius.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Constellation Sagittarius.
1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 382 The bifurcation continues through the Wolf, the Altar, the Scorpion, and Sagittarius, as far as the Serpent.
b. The mythic Centaur who was fabled to have been transformed into this constellation.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > of classical mythology > centaur
centaureOE
hippocentaurOE
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onocentaur1523
Sagittariusa1592
half-horse1605
centauress1754
a1592 R. Greene Hist. Orlando Furioso (1594) sig. F As though that Sagittarius in his pride, Could take braue Læda from stout Iupiter?
2. Heraldry. A bearing representing a centaur (or perhaps in early use a horseman) with a drawn bow.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters
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mermaid1445
manticorec1470
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mermaiden1538
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lituit1562
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lion-dragon1610
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serpivolant1866
sea monkey1909
1619 R. Brooke Catal. Kings, etc. ⁋3 b It is said, that King Stephen entring this Realme, the signe being in Sagittarius, and obtayning great victory by the helpe of his Archers, assumed the Sagitarius for his Arms.
1677 F. Sandford Geneal. Hist. Kings Eng. i. vi. 38 (margin) The Moneth of December, the Sun being then in the Celestial Sign Sagittarius.
1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 35 Besides these may be enumerated the..Unicorn Sagittarius, &c.
3. Astrology. = Sagittarian n. Also without article.
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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Sagittarius > person born under
Sagittarian1911
Sagittarius1940
1940 R. Gleadow Astrol. in Everyday Life ix. 209 No one, of course, can think more quickly than Gemini; but Sagittarius can guess; he is very intuitive.
1969 ‘V. Packer’ Don't rely on Gemini (1970) i. 3 ‘Was Pope John a Gemini?’ ‘Oh no... He was a Sagittarius.’
1970 Guardian 27 Apr. 1/1 The Labour member for Bebington is a Sagittarius.
1979 S. Rifkin McQuaid in August (1980) vi. 35 It is clear to me you're Sagittarius. You're prompt, calm, and very reliable.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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