Strephon英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A pastoral male lover.

专有名词

Masculine name traditionally used for the male lover in pastoral poetry.

— To see her from her pillow rise, / All reeking in a cloudy steam, / Crack'd lips, foul teeth, and gummy eyes, / Poor Strephon! how would he blaspheme!

词形变化

Strephons plural

词源

词源 1

Used as the name of a rustic lover in Sir Philip Sidney's pastoral romance The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (published 1593), from the active present participle στρέφων (stréphōn) of Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist, turn aside”, verb).

词源 2

Used as the name of a rustic lover in Sir Philip Sidney's pastoral romance The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (published 1593), from the active present participle στρέφων (stréphōn) of Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist, turn aside”, verb).