centaur

英 ['sentɔː(r)] 美 ['sentɔːr]

• n. [希神]人首马身的怪物

英英释义

Noun:

1. (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse

2. a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His face reminded me somehow of a centaur.
   他的脸使我想起半人半马的怪物。
2. The astronomer looked at the starry sky, trying to locate Centaur.
   这位天文学家看著满天星斗的天空,试著找到半人马星座。

经典引文

• That moral centaur, man and wife.

  出自： fig.

近反义词

【近义词】

• monster 怪物
• Centaurus 半人马座