| 英语单词 | goddess |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['ɡɒdes] 美 ['ɡɑːdəs] |
| 中文释义 | n.女神;受崇拜的女性 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Venus was a goddess worshiped by the Romans. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 维纳斯是罗马人所崇拜的女神。 |
| vocabulary简明 | In mythology, a goddess is a female god. Aphrodite, for example, is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Many religions have female deities or goddesses, including the ancient Romans and Greeks, traditional African religions, and Hinduism. Some well-known goddesses include Juno, Gaia, and Lakshmi. If you know a woman who seems as beautiful, powerful, or amazing as a god, you can also call her a goddess. Using the word for mortals first came into fashion in the late 16th century. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]女神 In many religions, a goddess is a female spirit or being that is believed to have power over a particular part of the world or nature.
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