tantalus

n. 上着锁的透明酒柜

发音

/ˈtæntələs/

词形变化

tantaluses 复数 tantaluses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.

  2. 2.

    A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.

  3. 3.

    Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.

相关短语

Tantalus cup Tantalus cups Tantalus sphinx Tantalus sphinxes

词源

From Latin Tantalus, from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos, “Tantalus”), a Phrygian king in Greek mythology who was condemned to stand in a pool of water which receded every time he tried to drink, and with overhanging branches of fruit which pulled back whenever he tried to eat. Doublet of Tantalus.

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