| 释义 |
or·ty·gian
\(ˈ)ȯ(r)|tij(ē)ən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: in sense 1, from Ortygia Delos, smallest island of the Cyclades, south Aegean Sea + English -an; in sense 2, from Ortygia, island near the southeastern coast of Sicily + English -an
1. : of or relating to the Greek island of Delos held in antiquity to be the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis
< Ortygian Artemis >
2. : of or relating to the Sicilian island of Ortygia on which modern Syracuse is built
< beneath the Ortygian shore — P.B.Shelley > |