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terpsichore

/turp-sik-uh-ree/US // tɜrpˈsɪk əˌri //UK // (tɜːpˈsɪkərɪ) //

萜普索尔,畸形人,餍足者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
    • : choreography; the art of dancing.

Examples

  • The Blonde and Terpsichore at length struck their colours, but Thurot held out to the last.

  • The chief pleasure and delight of Terpsichore is in the graceful movements of the dance.

  • Erato, who presides over the poems of love, generally accompanies the youngest and gayest of the Muses, Terpsichore.

  • Such is, in all its simple modesty, the aspect of a temple consecrated to the worship of Bacchus and Terpsichore.

  • Terpsichore, the Muse of choral dance and song, was usually portrayed in the act of dancing.