单词	pleiad
释义	pleiad /ˈplʌɪəd / noun literary An outstanding group of seven people or things: the celebrated pleiad of French poets... From the constellation we have sketched out, there emerges an inspirational (although this a subjective preference) pleiad of authors, who in the last five years or so have produced a range of suggestive and effective literary works. The Alexandrian Pleiad is the name given to a group of seven Alexandrian poets and tragedians in the 3rd century B.C. Origin Early 17th century: from Pleiades.
随便看	sphygmomanometric sphygmomanometry Sphynx spic burry bursa bursal bursa of Fabricius bursar bursarial bursarship bursary burse bursitis burst burster bursting (or bulging) at the seams burst into flame (or flames) burstone burst someone's bubble bursty Burt, Cyril burthen burthensome burton

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