Perseid

n. [天]英仙(座) 流星, 八月流星

发音

UK /ˈpɜː.sɪ.ɪd/
其它
US /ˈpɝ.si.ɪd/

词形变化

Perseids 复数 Perseidae 复数 Perseides 复数

别名

Perseide Perseïde

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A descendant of Perseus.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 1.

    Any of the meteors in a meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus.

    英仙座流星雨

    天文
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to the Perseids.

    宗教 神话 哲学
name
  1. 1.

    An epithet of Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus).

  2. 2.

    A poem by Trinacrius mentioned by Ovid in Epistulae ex Ponto (4.16.25).

  3. 3.

    An episode of Ovid's Metamorphoses devoted to Perseus.

  4. 1.

    An epithet of Hecate (daughter of Perses).

词源

Borrowed from Latin Perseidēs m, from Ancient Greek Περσείδης m (Perseídēs), from Περσεύς (Perseús) + -ίδης (-ídēs). By surface analysis, Perseus + -id.

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