tantalus

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
  2. A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
    — Yes, there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the sea-chest.
  3. Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
    — Over all, there brooded the shadow of his injuries and the tantalus of their slow healing.

词形变化

tantaluses plural

词汇关系

相关词
tantalize tantalium tantalum Tantalus

词源

From Latin Tantalus, from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos, “Tantalus”), a Phrygian king in Greek mythology who was condemned to stand in a pool of water which receded every time he tried to drink, and with overhanging branches of fruit which pulled back whenever he tried to eat. Doublet of Tantalus.
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