英语词汇“phoenix”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

phoe•nix n. [countable]

Mythology an imaginary bird that after a life of five or six centuries burns itself and rises from the ashes to begin a new cycle of years:[sometimes: Phoenix]like a phoenix rising from the ashes of his defeat.

phoe•nix n., [gen.] Phoe•ni•cis for 2.

Mythology(sometimes cap.) a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years: often an emblem of immortality or of reborn idealism or hope.
(cap.) [Astron.]a southern constellation between Hydrus and Sculptor.
a person or thing of peerless beauty or excellence;
paragon.
a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity or apparent annihilation.

Also, phenix.

Medieval Latin; Latin as above
Greek phoînix a mythical bird, purple-red color, Phoenician, date palm; replacing Middle English, Old English fēnix
Latin
bef. 900

Phoe•nix n.

Mythology[Class. Myth.]
- the brother of Cadmus and Europa, and eponymous ancestor of the Phoenicians.
- Mythologya son of Amyntor and Cleobule who became the foster father of Achilles and who fought with the Greek forces in the Trojan War.
Astronomy, Place Namesa city in and the capital of Arizona, in the central part. 764,911.
Militarya 13-ft. (4 m), 989-lb. (445 kg), U.S. Navy air-to-air missile with radar guidance and a range of over 120 nautical mi.

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phoenix, US phenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ n

a legendary Arabian bird said to set fire to itself and rise anew from the ashes every 500 years
a person or thing of surpassing beauty or quality

Etymology: Old English fenix, via Latin from Greek phoinix; identical in form with Greek Phoinix Phoenician, purple

Phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ n

a city in central Arizona, capital city of the state, on the Salt River. Pop: 1 388 416 (2003 est)

单词	phoenix
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 phoe•nix /ˈfinɪks/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Mythology an imaginary bird that after a life of five or six centuries burns itself and rises from the ashes to begin a new cycle of years:[sometimes: Phoenix]like a phoenix rising from the ashes of his defeat. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 phoe•nix (fē′niks),USA pronunciation n., [gen.] Phoe•ni•cis (fē nī′sis, -nē′-)USA pronunciation for 2. Mythology(sometimes cap.) a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years: often an emblem of immortality or of reborn idealism or hope. (cap.) [Astron.]a southern constellation between Hydrus and Sculptor. a person or thing of peerless beauty or excellence; paragon. a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity or apparent annihilation. `Also, phenix.` Medieval Latin; Latin as above Greek phoînix a mythical bird, purple-red color, Phoenician, date palm; replacing Middle English, Old English fēnix Latin bef. 900 Phoe•nix (fē′niks),USA pronunciation n. Mythology[Class. Myth.] the brother of Cadmus and Europa, and eponymous ancestor of the Phoenicians. Mythologya son of Amyntor and Cleobule who became the foster father of Achilles and who fought with the Greek forces in the Trojan War. Astronomy, Place Namesa city in and the capital of Arizona, in the central part. 764,911. Militarya 13-ft. (4 m), 989-lb. (445 kg), U.S. Navy air-to-air missile with radar guidance and a range of over 120 nautical mi. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: phoenix, US phenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ n a legendary Arabian bird said to set fire to itself and rise anew from the ashes every 500 years a person or thing of surpassing beauty or quality Etymology: Old English fenix, via Latin from Greek phoinix; identical in form with Greek Phoinix Phoenician, purple Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ n a city in central Arizona, capital city of the state, on the Salt River. Pop: 1 388 416 (2003 est)
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