any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)
the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey
例句
用作名词 (n.)
Midas, enchanted by Silenus's fictions, entertained him for five days and nights. 弥达斯听西勒诺斯的故事入了迷,盛情款待他长达五天五夜。
The dialogue between King Midas and the wise Silenus mentions the Meropids, the first men with huge cities of gold and silver. 麦达斯国王,与贤明的西勒诺斯的对话就提过麦若普斯,第一位拥有巨大的金银之城的人。