Cupid
专有名词
英文释义
专有名词
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The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
— The myth of Cupid and Psyche was one of the most influential romances in European culture.
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Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.
— He was just walking down the street minding his own business when Cupid struck.
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A moon of Uranus.
— Cupid is so small and far away that it can only be seen with the Hubble Space Telescope.
- The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.
词源
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kwep-
Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider.
Proto-Italic *kupiō
Latin cupiō
Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.
Latin -ēdō
Latin -īdō
Latin cupīdō
Latin Cupīdōder.
English Cupid
From Latin Cupīdō, personification of cupīdō (“desire, desire of love”), from cupidus (“eager, greedy, passionate”), from cupiō (“to desire”).
Proto-Indo-European *kwep-
Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider.
Proto-Italic *kupiō
Latin cupiō
Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.
Latin -ēdō
Latin -īdō
Latin cupīdō
Latin Cupīdōder.
English Cupid
From Latin Cupīdō, personification of cupīdō (“desire, desire of love”), from cupidus (“eager, greedy, passionate”), from cupiō (“to desire”).
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