terpsichorean
/turp-si-kuh-ree-uhn, turp-si-kawr-ee-uhn, -kohr-/US // ˌtɜrp sɪ kəˈri ən, ˌtɜrp sɪˈkɔr i ən, -ˈkoʊr- //UK // (ˌtɜːpsɪkəˈrɪən, -ˈkɔːrɪən) often facetious //
畸形人,畸形儿,畸形,畸形人的生活
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : pertaining to dancing.
- : of or relating to Terpsichore.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a dancer.
Examples
He went home, and the next time the Terpsichorean Society invited him to a dance he declined to go.
"A Terpsichorean personage," replied Dick, with the air of one discussing a grave problem.
Laurie followed, for the second time in his life wishing that the Terpsichorean art had been included in his education!
Then occurred one of those terpsichorean performances which never failed to shock old Sonora's sense of the fitness of things.
It would therefore seem to him strange that I should not have had much chance of perfecting my knowledge of the terpsichorean art.
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