Xena

名词 n. 专有名词
/ˈziː.nə/    /ˈziː.nə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tough, physical, confident woman.
    — I am raising a little Xena, a water warrior. Fierce, sure of herself.
专有名词
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
  2. Eris (dwarf planet) informal,obsolete

词形变化

Xenas plural

词源

词源 1
Possibly a variant of Xenia, from Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”), the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).
词源 2
The lead character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) was the inspiration for the dwarf planet's nickname and for comparisons to the character.
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