Auster

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˈɒstə/|/ˈɔːstə/    美 /ˈɑstəɹ/|/ˈɔstəɹ/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The god of the south wind. Roman
    — For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas, and caſt them together in one Verſe. Add to theſe of Rain, Lightning, and of Thunder (the loudeſt you can) quantum ſufficit. Mix your Clouds and Billows well together till they foam, and thicken your Deſcription here and there with a Quickſand. Brew your Tempeſt well in your Head, before you ſet it a blowing.
  2. The south wind, especially when personified. poetic
    — Auster and Aquilon with winged Steeds All ſweating, tilt about the watery heauens, With ſhiuering ſpeares enforcing thunderclaps, And from their ſhields ſtrike flames of lightening

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwss?
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros
Proto-Italic *austeros
Latin austerbor.
English Auster
Borrowed from Latin auster.
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