1.(Plants) (in Greek mythology) a fruit that induces forgetfulness and a dreamy languor in those who eat it 2.(Plants) the plant bearing this fruit, thought to be the jujube, the date, or any of various other plants 3.(Plants) any of several water lilies of tropical Africa and Asia...
lotus in Mythology topic From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlo‧tus /ˈləʊtəs $ ˈloʊ-/ noun [countable] 1 a white or pink flower that grows on the surface of lakes in Asia and Africa, or the shape of this flower used in decorations2 a fruit that gives you...
1.(Plants) (in Greek mythology) a fruit that induces forgetfulness and a dreamy languor in those who eat it 2.(Plants) the plant bearing this fruit, thought to be the jujube, the date, or any of various other plants 3.(Plants) any of several water lilies of tropical Africa and Asia...
. . Near the lakeside was a water-lotus flowered, its crimson blooms like Tyrian dye, fair hope of fruit to come. Dryope picked a posy of these flowers to please her boy. I [Iole] meant to do the same (for I was there), when I saw drops of blood drip from the blossoms of ...
noun Greek Mythology One of a people described in the Odyssey who lived in a drugged, indolent state from feeding on the lotus. noun A lazy person devoted to pleasure and luxury. from The Century Dictionary. noun One of the Lotophagi; hence, one who finds pleasure in a listless, dreamy...
1. (in Greek mythology) a fruit that induces forgetfulness and a dreamy languor in those who eat it 2. the plant bearing this fruit, thought to be the jujube, the date, or any of various other plants 3. any of several water lilies of tropical Africa and Asia, esp the white lotus...
Any of severalsimilarorrelatedplants, such as thewaterliliesNymphaeacaerulaorN.lotus. from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition GreekMythologyAsmallMediterraneantreeorshrubwhosefruitwaseatenby thelotus-eaters. from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4t...
例句:The lotus is a fruit of forgetfulness in Greek mythology.(在希腊神话中,莲花是忘忧果。) 发音方面,根据英式发音,lotus读作[ˈləʊtəs],美式发音则是[ˈloʊtəs]。 总结来说,lotus是一个非常丰富和多义的单词,既可以指代自然界中的荷花,也可以是文化、艺术和神话中的象征。本文...
Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi. a person who leads a life of dreamy, indolent ease, indifferent to the busy world; daydreamer.Dis...
Ziziphus lotus is often considered as the lotus tree of Greek mythology. It is supposed to be referenced in the Odyssey, consumed by the Lotus-Eaters as a narcotic to induce peaceful apathy. A sacred lotus tree planted near the temple of Vulcan in Rome was said to have been planted by Ro...