Andromeda
/ænˈdrɒmɪdə/1
- Greek Mythology an Ethiopian princess whose mother Cassiopeia boasted that she herself (or, in some stories, her daughter) was more beautiful than the Nereids. In revenge Poseidon sent a sea monster to ravage the country; to placate him Andromeda was fastened to a rock and exposed to the monster, from which she was rescued by Perseus【希腊神话】安德洛墨达（埃塞俄比亚公主, 其母卡西俄珀亚夸耀说自己［有些故事说是她女儿］比海神美丽; 为了报复, 波塞冬派海怪去劫掠埃国; 为安抚海怪, 安德洛墨达被锁在岩石上遭受海怪折磨, 后来被珀尔修斯救出）。
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- Astronomy a large northern constellation between Perseus and Pegasus, with few bright stars. It is chiefly notable for the Andromeda Galaxy(或Great Nebula of Andromeda), a conspicuous spiral galaxy probably twice as massive as our own and located 2 million light years away【天文】仙女星座。
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- as genitive Andromedae /-diː/ used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星仙女星座的：
the star Gamma Andromedae.
仙女座γ星。