Charon英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Any ferryman. poetic

专有名词

The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx. Greek
The largest of the five moons of Pluto.

词形变化

Charons plural

词汇关系

近义词

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衍生词

Charonian Charonic Charon's obol

词源

词源 1

From Latin Charōn, from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.

词源 2

From Latin Charōn, from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.