单词 | Noah's Dove |
释义 | Definition of Noah's Dove in English:Noah's Dovenoun ˌnəʊəz ˈdʌvˌnɔːz ˈdʌv Astronomy rare
OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Blundeville (fl. 1561), author and translator. From the genitive of Noah, the name of a patriarch in the Old Testament + dove, with reference to the story in Genesis 6–9, so named with allusion to the constellation's proximity to the former constellation Argo, the ship. Definition of Noah's Dove in US English:Noah's Dovenoun Astronomy rare
OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Blundeville (fl. 1561), author and translator. From the genitive of Noah, the name of a patriarch in the Old Testament + dove, with reference to the story in Genesis 6–9, so named with allusion to the constellation's proximity to the former constellation Argo, the ship. |
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