alcyone

/al-sahy-uh-nee/US // ælˈsaɪ əˌni //UK // (ælˈsaɪənɪ) //

阿尔西恩,阿尔西尼,阿西尼

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- : Also Halcyon, Halcyone. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher.

The Alcyone dessert wine based on Tannat is an incredible wine for these types of chocolate.
For a long time unknown to himself Alcyone's soft influence had gradually undermined his harsh scepticism.
Alcyone, now the brightest star in the cluster, was not mentioned by Ptolemy among the four brightest Pleiads of his day.
The superiority of Alcyone to the others, which is not so clear to the naked eye, becomes very apparent.
To the left or east of Alcyone the two most conspicuous stars are Atlas and Pleione.
Alcyone is the large star below the middle of the picture with a triangle of little stars beside it.