hydra
['haɪdrə]
- n. 九头蛇；[无脊椎] 水螅；难以根除之祸害
词态变化
复数: hydrae; hydras;
中文词源
hydra 多头蛇，祸患
来自古希腊神话中被大力神Hercules所杀的多头水蛇怪Hydra,来自希腊语hydor,水，词源同water.引申词义祸患。比较otter.
英文词源
- hydra (n.)
- 1835, genus name of a freshwater polyp, from Greek Hydra, many-headed Lernaean water serpent slain by Hercules (this sense is attested in English from late 14c.), from hydor "water" (see water (n.1)); related to Sanskrit udrah "aquatic animal" and Old English ottur "otter." Used figuratively for "any multiplicity of evils" [Johnson]. The fabulous beast's heads were said to grown back double when cut off, and the sea creature is said to be so called for its regenerative capabilities.
双语例句
- 1. We may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution.
- 我们也许正面临一个无法轻易解决的难题.
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- 2. Week of Hydra: Double growth for Hydra and Chao Hydras.
- 九头蛇周: 九头蛇产量加倍.
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- 3. Mixed with moisturizing ingredients to maintain skin Hydra silk slip.
- 混合有保湿成分,维持肌肤水润丝滑.
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- 4. I am declaring general emergency codes Bandersnatch and Hydra.
- 声明全面紧急代码:想象猛兽和九头怪.
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- 5. It is a hydra - headed tree of unreason with a thousand roots.
- 他是枝繁叶茂的无理性之蛇发妖树.
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