单词乎

leviathan

音标[li'vaiәθәn]

汉语翻译

n. 海中怪兽, 巨轮

英语解释

名词 leviathan:

  1. the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  2. monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament

详细解释


le.vi.a.than

n.(名词)
Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship.
巨型远洋舰,巨轮:同类中异常巨大的东西,尤指巨型轮船
A very large animal, especially a whale.
海中巨兽:非常巨大的动物,尤指鲸鱼
Bible A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Old Testament.
【圣经】 海中怪兽:《旧约》中提到的海中怪物

来源:
Middle English [huge biblical sea creature]
中古英语 [《圣经》中巨大的海兽]
from Late Latin
源自 后期拉丁语
from Hebrew liwy3t3n ; akin to Canaanite ltn [Lotan, the Hydra]
源自 希伯来语 liwy3t3n ;类似于 迦南语 ltn [洛唐,九头蛇]


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