Charybdis

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
    — I have never yet been able to steer my lovers through the Scylla of presence, or the Charybdis of absence.
  2. A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster. Greek
  3. Any dangerous whirlpool.
    — …that night, wee ſailed merrily by the Maſcarenas, a Charybdis in 21 degrees, var.13 and 17 minutes…

词汇关系

衍生词
between Scylla and Charybdis Charybdian charybdotoxin
相关词
Scylla

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek Χάρυβδις (Khárubdis)bor.
English Charybdis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάρυβδις (Khárubdis).
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