Front | phoenix |
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Pron | ['fiːnɪks] |
Back | 【phoenix】 n.长生鸟 The phoenix is believed to live for 500 years and then burn itself and be born again from the ashes. 长生鸟被认为能活五百年,然后就燃烧自己,再由灰烬中诞生。 |
Vocab | phoenixa legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
If you want to see a phoenix, simply locate a unicorn or a centaur, and then you'll be in the right neighborhood. A phoenix is a mythical bird known for rising from its ashes. Don't try that at home! Accordingly to Arabian legend, the phoenix is a bird that periodically burns to death and is reborn from its own ashes. For this reason, the phoenix often serves as a symbol of renewal and rebirth. The name of Phoenix, Arizona, is a direct reference to this idea; Phoenix was built upon the ruins of a civilization that had collapsed long before, apparently due to drought. All forms of 'phoenix' will appear on average once every 19898 pages. phoenix |
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