单词 | satyr |
释义 | satyr From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Mythologysatyrsat‧yr /ˈsætə $ -ər/ noun [countable] literaryRMa god in ancient Greek stories, represented as half human and half goatExamples from the Corpussatyr• The silly girl had managed to get the baggy satyr on her track.• In the midst of their circle squatted a bronze satyr, whose round belly contained lamp-oil.• Nymphs, when pursued by satyrs, have saved themselves by turning into trees.• The satyrs are goat-men and the centaurs are half man, half horse.• It involved two satyrs and a woman and was very obscene indeed.• His writings teem with satyr and a neatness of style.Origin satyr (1300-1400) Latin satyrus, from Greek satyros |
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