ouroboros

衔尾蛇

发音

其它 /uːˈrɒbəˌrɒs/

词形变化

ouroboroi 复数 ouroboroi ouroboroses ouroboroses 复数

别名

uroboros

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.

    衔尾蛇

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    Anything of a circular or recursive nature.

    引申义

词源

From Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος (ourobóros, “tail-devouring”, a compound of οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -βόρος (-bóros, “-devouring”, which is derived from the verb βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat up”))).

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