Ceres

n. 刻瑞斯(谷类和耕作女神)

发音

US /ˈsɪəɹiːz/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.

    刻瑞斯

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres.

    谷神星

    天文
  3. 3.

    A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

  4. 4.

    A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).

  5. 5.

    A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

来源：wiktionary