Charybdis

n. [希神]卡律布迪斯

发音

US /kəˈɹɪbdɪs/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.

  2. 2.

    A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  3. 3.

    Any dangerous whirlpool.

    Lo! the wave that for ever devours the wave / Casts roaringly up the charybdis again…

相关短语

between Scylla and Charybdis 腹背受敌, 进退两难

词源

From Ancient Greek Χάρυβδις (Khárubdis).

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