请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pythoness
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
py•tho•ness  (pīthə nis, pithə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
  2. a woman who practices divination.
  • Middle French
  • 1325–75; python2 + -ess; replacing Middle English phytonesse
    See.-ess. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pythoness /ˈpaɪθəˌnɛs/ n
  1. a woman, such as Apollo's priestess at Delphi, believed to be possessed by an oracular spirit
Etymology: 14th Century phitonesse, ultimately from Greek Puthōn Python
随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 10:39:32