Chimera



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 神话怪物; 梦幻
• ［英］ n. 神话怪物 ( fabulous monster) ; 梦幻 ( an impossible or foolish fancy)
• ［记］ 原指希腊神话中一种狮头羊身蛇尾的会喷火的女妖怪;发音像中文的""骑马啦""

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira she-goat, chimera; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek cheimōn winter — more at hibernate
• 1.
  • a. capitalized a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail
  • b. an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts
• 2. an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially an unrealizable dream fancy, a chimera in my brain, troubles me in my prayer — John Donne
• 3. an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution

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