Bucephalus

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any horse used for riding. humorous
    — the Bucephalus which he bestrode
  2. That which is the greatest of its kind. figuratively,obsolete
    — It will suffice to say that when I started on my journey into the realms of lexicography, I regarded Kʻang Hsi as a Bucephalus on whose tail — 蠅附龭尾 — a foreign fly might safely get an advantageous lift.
专有名词
  1. The warhorse of Alexander the Great. historical

词形变化

Bucephalas alternative Bucephaluses plural Bucephalas alternative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās).
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās).
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