gigantomachy

n. 巨人间的争斗, 大国间的战争

发音

/d͡ʒaɪɡænˈtɒməki/

词形变化

gigantomachies 复数 gigantomachies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.

    可数 不可数 宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.

    可数 不可数 引申义

词源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Γιγαντομαχία (Gigantomakhía), from Γίγας (Gígas, “giant”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”) + -ια (-ia). Compare Titanomachy, Typhonomachy, centauromachy.

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