maenad

n. 酒神的女祭司, 狂女

发音

UK /ˈmiːnæd/
其它
UK /ˈmaɪ-/
US /ˈmiˌnæd/
US /ˈmaɪ-/

词形变化

maenades maenads 复数 maenads maenades 复数

别名

mænad menad

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A female follower of Dionysus (“the god of wine”), associated with intense revelling.

    迈那得斯

    定语 宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    An excessively emotional or wild woman.

    贬义 文学 引申义

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

woman

词源

From Late Middle English *menadyen (attested in the plural form menadyens) + English -ad (suffix forming names of nymphs). *Menadyen is derived from Latin maenad-, a stem of maenās (“follower of Bacchus, bacchant”), from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “frantic; raving”), from μαίνομαι (maínomai, “to be mad, out of one’s mind, raving”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think; spiritual activity”).

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