chimera

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n. 客迈拉(狮头、羊身、蛇尾的吐火女怪), 假想的妖怪, 妄想 [医] 嵌合体

发音

US /kaɪˈmɪɹə/
AU
US /kəˈmɪɹə/
US /kaɪˈmerə/
UK /kaɪˈmɪəɹə/
UK /kɪˈmɪəɹə/

词形变化

chimeras 复数 chimeras

别名

chimaera chimæra chimere chymera chemera chymæra

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.

    宗教 神话 哲学

    ...beestis clepid chymeres, that han a part of ech beest, and suche ben not, no but oonly in opynyoun...

    The game includes a bunch of chimeras, with the lion heads shooting fire and the snake tails whipping around trying to bite the player.

  2. 2.

    Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.

    艺术 宗教 神话 哲学
  3. 3.

    A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    Anything composed of very disparate parts.

    比喻

    He built his car one piece at a time, producing a chimera with the head of a Volkswagen, the body of a Geely, and the tail of an aftermarket Porsche.

  5. 5.

    A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.

    建筑
  6. 6.

    An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.

    嵌合体

    生物 医学

    The DNA test returned a false negative because the killer was a chimera, having absorbed her twin in utero.

  7. 7.

    Alternative form of chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

    生物 动物学
  8. 8.

    Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

chimaera

上位词 3

imagination imaging imagery

词源

Variant of Middle English chimere, chymere, & chymera under renewed Latin influence from the 16th century, from French chimère, from Latin Chimaera, from Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira, “fire-breathing mythological monster, fire-spewing Lycian or Cilician mountain”), from χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat”, from χίμαρος (khímaros, “male goat”) + -α (-a)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-. In reference to the fish, directly from Latin Chimaera, used by Linnaeus. In reference to organisms with distinct areas of different genetic makeups, a calque of German Chimäre, used by Hans Winkler in 1907.

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