pygmalion

发音

/pɪɡˈmeɪliən/

词形变化

pygmalions 复数 pygmalions

别名

Pygmalion

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with).

相关短语

Pygmalion effect Pygmalion effects Pygmalion word not Pygmalion likely

词源

From Pygmalion, from Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /puġ‘mayaton/), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /pumayyaton/, “Pumay has given”), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”) + Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /yaton/, “to give”).

来源：wiktionary