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单词 philomela
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Phil•o•me•la  (fil′ə mēlə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]an Athenian princess who was raped by her brother-in-law Tereus and was subsequently avenged and transformed into a nightingale.
  2. (l.c.) philomel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
phil•o•mel  (filə mel′),USA pronunciation n. [Literary.]
  1. the nightingale.
Also, philomela. 
  • Medieval Latin Philomēna, dissimilated variant of Philomēla
  • Greek Philómēla Philomela; replacing Middle English Philomene
  • Latin Philomēla
  • Middle French philomèle)
  • earlier Philomele, Philomela (1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Philomela /ˌfɪləʊˈmiːlə/ n
  1. an Athenian princess, who was raped and had her tongue cut out by her brother-in-law Tereus, and subsequently was transformed into a nightingale
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
philomel /ˈfɪləˌmɛl/, philomela /ˌfɪləʊˈmiːlə/ n
  1. poetic names for a nightingale
Etymology: 14th Century philomene, via Medieval Latin from Latin philomēla, from Greek
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