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单词 hyades
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Hy•a•des  (hīə dēz′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
  1. Astronomya group of stars comprising a moving cluster in the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the approach of rain when they rose with the sun.
  2. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a group of nymphs and sisters of the Pleiades who nurtured the infant Dionysus and were placed among the stars as a reward.
Also, Hy•ads (hīadz).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek, equivalent. to (ein) to rain + -ades, plural of -as -ad
  • Latin
  • Middle English Hiades 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hyades /ˈhaɪəˌdiːz/, Hyads /ˈhaɪædz/ pl n
  1. an open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek huades, perhaps from huein to rain
Hyades /ˈhaɪəˌdiːz/ pl n
  1. seven nymphs, daughters of Atlas, whom Zeus placed among the stars after death
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