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单词 apsara
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Definition of apsara in English:

apsara

(also apsaras)
nounPlural apsarases, Plural apsarasˈʌpsərɑːˈäpsərä
  • (in Hindu mythology) a celestial nymph, typically the wife of a heavenly musician.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today in Cambodia there is still a classical Khmer dance form based on the apsarases, often referred to as ‘Apsara’ dancing.
    • Others say the apsarases were true ancient Hindu characters that emanated from the foam of the churning sea of milk, and that they emerged for the purpose of dancing and encouraging the gods in their churning.
    • This, again, is where the kanya is distinct from the apsara, the heavenly hetaerae to whom the maternal instinct is foreign.
    • The ability to witness the pastimes between the demigods and the celestial girls called apsaras.
    • They are apsaras, celestial beings who live in the sky, while our dull, ant-like forms struggle below.

Origin

From Hindi apsarā, from Sanskrit apsarās.

 
 

Definition of apsara in US English:

apsara

(also apsaras)
nounˈäpsərä
  • (in Hindu mythology) a celestial nymph, typically the consort of a gandharva or heavenly musician.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today in Cambodia there is still a classical Khmer dance form based on the apsarases, often referred to as ‘Apsara’ dancing.
    • They are apsaras, celestial beings who live in the sky, while our dull, ant-like forms struggle below.
    • The ability to witness the pastimes between the demigods and the celestial girls called apsaras.
    • Others say the apsarases were true ancient Hindu characters that emanated from the foam of the churning sea of milk, and that they emerged for the purpose of dancing and encouraging the gods in their churning.
    • This, again, is where the kanya is distinct from the apsara, the heavenly hetaerae to whom the maternal instinct is foreign.

Origin

From Hindi apsarā, from Sanskrit apsarās.

 
 
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