medusa
US /mɪˈduːsə/
UK /mɪˈdjuːsə/
名詞
1.
水母體, 水母
a free-swimming sexual form of a coelenterate such as a jellyfish, typically having a bell-shaped body and trailing tentacles
範例:
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The diver spotted a beautiful, pulsating medusa in the deep ocean.
潛水員在深海中發現了一隻美麗、跳動的水母。
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The life cycle of a jellyfish includes a polyp stage and a medusa stage.
水母的生命週期包括水螅體階段和水母階段。
2.
美杜莎, 戈爾貢
(in Greek mythology) a Gorgon, one of three monstrous sisters, who had snakes for hair and could turn people to stone with her gaze
範例:
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Perseus famously defeated Medusa by using her reflection against her.
珀爾修斯通過利用美杜莎的倒影來擊敗她而聞名。
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The myth of Medusa is a classic tale of heroism and monstrous evil.
美杜莎的神話是一個關於英雄主義和邪惡怪物的經典故事。