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单词 Minotaur
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Definition of Minotaur in English:

Minotaur

proper nounˈmɪnətɔːˈmʌɪnətɔːˈmɪnəˌtɔ(ə)r
Greek Mythology
  • A creature who was half-man and half-bull, the offspring of Pasiphaë and a bull with which she fell in love. Confined in Crete in a labyrinth made by Daedalus and fed on human flesh, it was eventually slain by Theseus.

    〔希腊神话〕弥诺陶洛斯(半人半牛怪物,为帕西法厄和她爱的公牛所生;被禁闭在克里特代达罗斯造的迷宫里,食人肉为生,后被忒修斯所杀)

Origin

From Old French, via Latin from Greek Minōtauros, from Minōs (see Minos) + tauros 'bull'.

Definition of Minotaur in US English:

Minotaur

proper nounˈminəˌtô(ə)rˈmɪnəˌtɔ(ə)r
Greek Mythology
  • A creature who was half man and half bull, the offspring of Pasiphaë and a bull with which she fell in love. Confined in Crete in a labyrinth made by Daedalus and fed on human flesh, it was eventually slain by Theseus.

    〔希腊神话〕弥诺陶洛斯(半人半牛怪物,为帕西法厄和她爱的公牛所生;被禁闭在克里特代达罗斯造的迷宫里,食人肉为生,后被忒修斯所杀)

Origin

From Old French, via Latin from Greek Minōtauros, from Minōs (see Minos) + tauros ‘bull’.

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