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单词 Io
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Definition of Io in English:

Io

proper nounˈʌɪəʊˈī-ō
  • 1Greek Mythology
    A priestess of Hera who was loved by Zeus. Trying to protect her from the jealousy of Hera, Zeus turned Io into a heifer. Hera sent a gadfly to torture the heifer, which then fled across the world and finally reached Egypt, where Zeus turned her back into human form.

  • 2Astronomy
    One of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, the fifth-closest satellite to the planet, being actively volcanic and coloured red and yellow with sulphur compounds (diameter 3,630 km).

Rhymes

bio, Cetshwayo, ngaio, Ohio
 
 

Definition of Io in US English:

Io

proper nounˈī-ō
  • 1Greek Mythology
    A priestess of Hera who was loved by Zeus. Trying to protect her from the jealousy of Hera, Zeus turned Io into a heifer. Hera sent a gadfly to torture the heifer, which then fled across the world and finally reached Egypt, where Zeus turned her back into human form.

  • 2Astronomy
    One of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, the fifth closest satellite to the planet. It is actively volcanic, colored red and yellow with sulfur compounds, and has a diameter of 2,526 miles (3,630 km).

 
 
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