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myrmidon

/mur-mi-don, -dn/US // ˈmɜr mɪˌdɒn, -dn //UK // (ˈmɜːmɪˌdɒn, -dən) //

斗士,斗牛士,斗篷人,斗鱼

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural Myr·mi·dons, Myr·mid·o·nes [mur-mid-n-eez]. /mɜrˈmɪd nˌiz/.

    • : Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
    • : a person who executes without question or scruple a master's commands.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • So he passed on, and with his myrmidon reached Galway, without incurring any impediment from Mr. Lax.

  • After receiving (p. 096) them on board, we made sail, accompanied by the Myrmidon, for England.

  • He turned to his myrmidon: "Get a move on you, Herbert; it's a bit parky standing about here."

  • What Myrmidon or Dolopian, or soldier of stern Ulysses, could in such a tale restrain his tears!

  • It sits on the top of its blade of grass, and when a myrmidon passes below, it throws a little skein of cobweb at its head.