"a beau," 1620s, from Greek Adonis, name of the youth beloved by Aphrodite, from Phoenician adon "lord," probably originally "ruler," from base a-d-n "to judge, rule." Adonai is the Hebrew cognate.
雙語例句
1. Rudolph, the Adonis of the silent films, had one great quality — to make women feel weak at the knees.
魯?shù)婪? 這部無聲電影中的美男子, 有一個絕妙的本事——使女人感到兩腿發(fā)軟.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Her character as a goddess of vegetation is shown in the story of Adonis.
她作為植物女神的性格可以從阿道涅斯故事里看出來.
來自英漢非文學 - 百科語料821
3. Did you see that Adonis in Tom's study group?
你看見湯姆學習小組里那個帥哥了 嗎 ?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Among her mortal lovers, the most famous was perhaps Adonis.
在她的凡人情人中, 最著名的可能要數(shù)阿多尼斯了.
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5. I think you may deign to marry me . I don't want to be an Adonis.