myrmidon
/mur-mi-don, -dn/US // ˈmɜr mɪˌdɒn, -dn //UK // (ˈmɜːmɪˌdɒn, -dən) //
斗士,斗牛士,斗篷人,斗鱼
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural Myr·mi·dons, Myr·mid·o·nes [mur-mid-n-eez]. /mɜrˈmɪd nˌiz/.
- : Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
- : a person who executes without question or scruple a master's commands.
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Examples
So he passed on, and with his myrmidon reached Galway, without incurring any impediment from Mr. Lax.
After receiving (p. 096) them on board, we made sail, accompanied by the Myrmidon, for England.
He turned to his myrmidon: "Get a move on you, Herbert; it's a bit parky standing about here."
What Myrmidon or Dolopian, or soldier of stern Ulysses, could in such a tale restrain his tears!
It sits on the top of its blade of grass, and when a myrmidon passes below, it throws a little skein of cobweb at its head.
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