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单词 maenad
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maenad

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mae·nad

M0023100 (mē′năd′)n.1. Greek Mythology A woman member of the orgiastic cult of Dionysus.2. A frenzied woman.
[Latin Maenas, Maenad-, from Greek mainas, raving, madwoman, Maenad, from mainesthai, to be mad; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

maenad

(ˈmiːnæd) or

menad

n1. (Classical Myth & Legend) classical myth a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus; bacchante2. a frenzied woman[C16: from Latin Maenas, from Greek mainas madwoman] maeˈnadic adj maeˈnadically adv ˈmaenadism n

mae•nad

(ˈmi næd)

n. 1. bacchante. 2. a frenzied or raging woman. [1570–80; < Latin Maenad- (s. of Maenas) < Greek Mainás a bacchante, literally, madwoman] mae•nad′ic, adj. mae′nad•ism, n.
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Noun1.maenad - an unnaturally frenzied or distraught womanadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
2.maenad - (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysusmaenad - (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of DionysusGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeksadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

maenad

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maenad

, menad Classical myth a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus; bacchante

maenad

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noun an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman

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noun (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus

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