古希腊罗马神话复习资料.doc

古希腊罗马神话复习资料.docnectar:花蜜，甜美的饮料ambrosia:神的食物，特别美味的食物
nectar and ambrosia:美味佳肴
delphic
often not capitalized: AMBIGUOUS, OBSCURE <Delphic utterances>(阿波罗)神谕的'意 义不明确的，暧昧的
Olympian
Olympian /au'/ US /ou-/
adjective LITERARY
having the qualities of a god:似神的;威严的;强大有力的奥林匹斯山诸神的；天上的；神 仙般的
She has maintained an Olympian detachment from (= avoided being involved with and worried by) the everyday business of the office.
martial ，军事的 战时的；战争的；勇武的；好战的；象军人的；军事的；陆海 军的
martial /'majel US 'ma:r-/ 3宓[only before noun]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: martialis 'ofMars', from Mars Mars, god of war] connected with war and fighting
martial music
—court martial
nemesis
nemesis/'，天罚
[nemesis ]天罚；报应
3
[nemesis ]复仇者；给以报应者
4、
人力所不能克服或做不到的事情
noun [C] plural| nemeses LITERARY
Someone's nemesis is a person or thing that is very difficult for them to defeat.
(a cause of) punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided:
The tax increases proved to be the President's political nemesis at the following election. titanic ti-tan-ic /tai'temk/ 巨大的
［常作titanic］巨人的，力大无比的；极其有力的
very big, strong, impressive etc
• a titanic struggle
titanic /tai'/
adjective
extremely powerful, strong, important or large:
titanic mountains
a titanic battle/performance/struggle
iridescent
iridescent /.'des^nt/
adjective
showing many bright colours which change with movement:
Her latest fashion collection features shimmering iridescent materials.
iridescent
ir-i-des-cent /.iri'desant/ adj ，现晕光的
虹彩的；呈彩虹色的；【纺】闪光的彩虹色的，闪光的
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin; Origin: iris; I Rl S]
showing colours that seem to change in different lights
■ small iridescent blue flies
a disciple/son/daughter of Momus:吹毛求疵的人 Pricky people：滑稽的人 mnemonics n.
Pronunciation: ni-'m 角-niks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
Date: circa 1721
:a technique of improving the memory ，记忆规贝U 记忆术
1mne-mon-ic1 n.
Pronunciation:
ni-'m 五-nik
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