dryad

Related topics: Folklore

dry·ad /ˈdraɪæd/ noun [countableC]

RFa female spirit who lives in a tree, in ancient Greek stories 林中女仙〔古希腊神话中的树神〕

Examples from the Corpus

dryad• Several hundred dryads were clustered at the other end of the hall.• Pan, seated on his grassy bank, leading the naiads and the dryads where he will.• The rest of the dryads began a low chant.• The rest of the dryads were also backing away.• But why were there dryads at all?

Origin dryad

(1300-1400) Latin Greek, from drys “tree”

单词	dryad
释义	dryad Related topics: Folklore dry·ad /ˈdraɪæd/ noun [countableC] RFa female spirit who lives in a tree, in ancient Greek stories 林中女仙〔古希腊神话中的树神〕 Examples from the Corpus dryad• Several hundred dryads were clustered at the other end of the hall.• Pan, seated on his grassy bank, leading the naiads and the dryads where he will.• The rest of the dryads began a low chant.• The rest of the dryads were also backing away.• But why were there dryads at all? Origin dryad (1300-1400) Latin Greek, from drys “tree”
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