A Greek island in the eastern Aegean, off the coast of north-western Turkey; chief town, Mytilene. Its artistic golden age of the late 7th and early 6th centuries BC produced the poets Alcaeus and Sappho.
莱斯博斯岛(位于东爱琴海的希腊小岛,位于土耳其西北海岸外,主要城市米蒂利尼;其黄金时代为公元前7世纪后期至公元前6世纪初,该时代孕育了阿尔凯奥斯和萨福等诗人;希腊语名 L ÉSVOS )
Greek name Lésvos
Definition of Lesbos in US English:
Lesbos
proper nounˈlezbəs
A Greek island in the eastern Aegean, off the coast of northwestern Turkey; chief town, Mytilene. Its artistic golden age of the late 7th and early 6th centuries BC produced the poets Alcaeus and Sappho.
莱斯博斯岛(位于东爱琴海的希腊小岛,位于土耳其西北海岸外,主要城市米蒂利尼;其黄金时代为公元前7世纪后期至公元前6世纪初,该时代孕育了阿尔凯奥斯和萨福等诗人;希腊语名 L ÉSVOS )