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词汇 maenad
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Definition of maenad in English:

maenad

noun ˈmiːnadˈminæd
  • (in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine possession and frenzied rites.

    (古希腊)酒神巴克斯的女随从(传说中与神灵附身和狂热的宗教仪式有关)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They dance in imitation of maenads who associated with the god in the old days.
    • His following is made up of satyrs and sileni (amoral woodland creatures, basically human but with some animal characteristics) and maenads, who seem possessed or intoxicated.
    • In the context of the Counter-Reformation, there is also a fascinating echo here of the standard format of an altarpiece, with the satyrs and maenads at the foot of the painting taking the place normally occupied by donors.
    • He (or she, for this god could be tantalizingly androgynous) is said to have come from the East, with his maenads, fauns, satyrs, and wine lunacy.
    • Dionysos and his satyrs, nymphs, and maenads are, of course, found everywhere in the ancient world, but they appear most frequently in dining rooms and gardens.

Derivatives

  • maenadic

  • adjective miːˈnadɪk
    • The maenadic dances were usually based on either walking - taking long steps and advancing rapidly - or running, which resembled a series of leaps.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Neither celebration had anything in common with the wild orgies of the Bacchae, but women employed maenadic ritual equipment like the thyrsus and crowns of ivy in polis festivals.
      • Wisely, in the brief rehearsal time allotted to them before this season began, Capucilli, Dakin, and their assistants developed a chorus that performed with maenadic power and unity.

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek Mainas, Mainad-, from mainesthai 'to rave'.

Definition of maenad in US English:

maenad

nounˈmēnadˈminæd
  • (in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine possession and frenzied rites.

    (古希腊)酒神巴克斯的女随从(传说中与神灵附身和狂热的宗教仪式有关)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dionysos and his satyrs, nymphs, and maenads are, of course, found everywhere in the ancient world, but they appear most frequently in dining rooms and gardens.
    • In the context of the Counter-Reformation, there is also a fascinating echo here of the standard format of an altarpiece, with the satyrs and maenads at the foot of the painting taking the place normally occupied by donors.
    • He (or she, for this god could be tantalizingly androgynous) is said to have come from the East, with his maenads, fauns, satyrs, and wine lunacy.
    • They dance in imitation of maenads who associated with the god in the old days.
    • His following is made up of satyrs and sileni (amoral woodland creatures, basically human but with some animal characteristics) and maenads, who seem possessed or intoxicated.

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek Mainas, Mainad-, from mainesthai ‘to rave’.

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