ephebe

n. 男青年

发音

/ɛˈfiːb/
/ɪˈfiːb/
/ˈɛfiːb/

词形变化

ephebes 复数 ephebes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A young man; a youth.

    引申义

词源

Via Latin ephēbus, from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”), from ἐπί (epí, “early”) + ἥβη (hḗbē, “manhood”), late 19th c.

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