Sleeping Beauty

短语

睡美人

发音

US

词形变化

Sleeping Beauties 复数 Sleeping Beauties

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative letter-case form of sleeping beauty (Oxalis corniculata).

name
  1. 1.

    A fairy tale originally titled La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault.

    睡公主

    睡美人

  2. 2.

    The main character in this story, who is in unbroken slumber under a magical spell, awaiting the kiss of a prince.

    睡公主

    睡美人

  3. 3.

    A transposon used in genetic engineering.

    生物 医学
  4. 4.

    One who is asleep at an inappropriate time.

    幽默

    Wake up Sleeping Beauty, school starts in 10 minutes.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

woman sleeper slumberer

词源

In the genetics sense, so called because the transposon was brought back to activity from a long evolutionary sleep.

来源：wiktionary