Definition of caduceus in English:

caduceus

nounPlural caducei kəˈdjuːsɪəs

An ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two serpents twined round it, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury.
（古希腊或罗马的）传令官节杖（尤指信使神赫耳墨斯或墨丘利所持的二蛇盘绕节杖）
Example sentencesExamples
- Flanking the third looking glass are Mercury, god of trade and profit, identified by his caduceus and broad winged hat, and Euterpe, Muse of music, holding a flute.
- The caduceus is also the rod of healing and so Mercury is also the god of medicine, as had been Thoth before him.
- Hermes used a magic rod, the caduceus, with which he practised magic and it was this caduceus, which gained him entry into the underworld.
- The snake has an important place in human cultures all over the world, from the staff of the Greek Aesculapius (the father of medicine), the caduceus with its encircling snakes, to the all seeing snakes of Persian legend.
- This was the forerunner of the caduceus, the snake-entwined rod which is today the emblem of the medical profession.
- Mercury's caduceus is a wrought-iron trim on a herald's wand, his helmet wingless a metal bowl.
- If you examine the cards you'll notice that the one with 8 hands and the caduceus around the genital region looks downward, the golden bronze figure with 2 arms looks centrally or straight at you at you.
- It would seem like the natural successor to the Eagle that appeared in Herod's symbol, that he had stamped on his coinage, which was the pagan caduceus, which depicted 2 serpents on a eagle winged stick.
- He looked up at the jamb and saw the caduceus, the serpent curled around a sword, and realized this was the firewall between the medical computer and the rest of the ship's systems.
- For centuries this staff, known also as the caduceus, the winged staff of Hermes-Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is depicted with two entwining serpents and has been the symbol of the medical profession.
- Nearly all his works are signed with a caduceus (a herald's staff).
- The image also invokes the caduceus - snake entwined staff, symbol of Aesculapius, Greco-Roman god of medicine, and carried by Mercury.
- The drone is the idea of sound underneath the appearances, the dark emptiness that groans out of the fault, the opening, that the poet, now the mature, oracular Nobel Laureate, approaches with his caduceus.
- The caduceus, a double spiral around a staff, is a symbol of the medical profession.
- Over the door of a handsome brick building dated 1937, beneath a clustered family group whose adult held a caduceus, the lintel bore this inscription.
- He mentions the physical traits that Virgil elaborates - Mercury's characteristic caduceus and winged heels - and he adopts the same point of view for Mercury's flight.
Synonyms
baton, stick, staff, pole, bar, dowel, rod, stake

Origin

Latin, from Doric Greek karukeion from Greek kērux 'herald'.

Rhymes

Lucius

Definition of caduceus in US English:

caduceus

noun

1An ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two serpents twined around it, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury.
（古希腊或罗马的）传令官节杖（尤指信使神赫耳墨斯或墨丘利所持的二蛇盘绕节杖）
Example sentencesExamples
- Flanking the third looking glass are Mercury, god of trade and profit, identified by his caduceus and broad winged hat, and Euterpe, Muse of music, holding a flute.
- It would seem like the natural successor to the Eagle that appeared in Herod's symbol, that he had stamped on his coinage, which was the pagan caduceus, which depicted 2 serpents on a eagle winged stick.
- The snake has an important place in human cultures all over the world, from the staff of the Greek Aesculapius (the father of medicine), the caduceus with its encircling snakes, to the all seeing snakes of Persian legend.
- The drone is the idea of sound underneath the appearances, the dark emptiness that groans out of the fault, the opening, that the poet, now the mature, oracular Nobel Laureate, approaches with his caduceus.
- The caduceus is also the rod of healing and so Mercury is also the god of medicine, as had been Thoth before him.
- The caduceus, a double spiral around a staff, is a symbol of the medical profession.
- Over the door of a handsome brick building dated 1937, beneath a clustered family group whose adult held a caduceus, the lintel bore this inscription.
- For centuries this staff, known also as the caduceus, the winged staff of Hermes-Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is depicted with two entwining serpents and has been the symbol of the medical profession.
- Hermes used a magic rod, the caduceus, with which he practised magic and it was this caduceus, which gained him entry into the underworld.
- He mentions the physical traits that Virgil elaborates - Mercury's characteristic caduceus and winged heels - and he adopts the same point of view for Mercury's flight.
- The image also invokes the caduceus - snake entwined staff, symbol of Aesculapius, Greco-Roman god of medicine, and carried by Mercury.
- If you examine the cards you'll notice that the one with 8 hands and the caduceus around the genital region looks downward, the golden bronze figure with 2 arms looks centrally or straight at you at you.
- This was the forerunner of the caduceus, the snake-entwined rod which is today the emblem of the medical profession.
- Mercury's caduceus is a wrought-iron trim on a herald's wand, his helmet wingless a metal bowl.
- Nearly all his works are signed with a caduceus (a herald's staff).
- He looked up at the jamb and saw the caduceus, the serpent curled around a sword, and realized this was the firewall between the medical computer and the rest of the ship's systems.
Synonyms
baton, stick, staff, pole, bar, dowel, rod, stake
1. 1.1 A representation of this, traditionally associated with healing.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fifty years have passed since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA, and the double helix has replaced the caduceus as the symbol of scientific and medical progress.
  Only fragments of these stoves survive, including the tile in Plate I, from a stove he made for a doctor's house in Guebwiller, as the decorative caduceus indicates.
  A somewhat similar symbol, the caduceus, a winged staff with two twined serpents, is frequently but incorrectly used as a medical emblem.

Origin

Latin, from Doric Greek karukeion from Greek kērux ‘herald’.

词汇	caduceus
释义	Definition of caduceus in English: caduceus nounPlural caducei kəˈdjuːsɪəs An ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two serpents twined round it, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury. （古希腊或罗马的）传令官节杖（尤指信使神赫耳墨斯或墨丘利所持的二蛇盘绕节杖） Example sentencesExamples Flanking the third looking glass are Mercury, god of trade and profit, identified by his caduceus and broad winged hat, and Euterpe, Muse of music, holding a flute. The caduceus is also the rod of healing and so Mercury is also the god of medicine, as had been Thoth before him. Hermes used a magic rod, the caduceus, with which he practised magic and it was this caduceus, which gained him entry into the underworld. The snake has an important place in human cultures all over the world, from the staff of the Greek Aesculapius (the father of medicine), the caduceus with its encircling snakes, to the all seeing snakes of Persian legend. This was the forerunner of the caduceus, the snake-entwined rod which is today the emblem of the medical profession. Mercury's caduceus is a wrought-iron trim on a herald's wand, his helmet wingless a metal bowl. If you examine the cards you'll notice that the one with 8 hands and the caduceus around the genital region looks downward, the golden bronze figure with 2 arms looks centrally or straight at you at you. It would seem like the natural successor to the Eagle that appeared in Herod's symbol, that he had stamped on his coinage, which was the pagan caduceus, which depicted 2 serpents on a eagle winged stick. He looked up at the jamb and saw the caduceus, the serpent curled around a sword, and realized this was the firewall between the medical computer and the rest of the ship's systems. For centuries this staff, known also as the caduceus, the winged staff of Hermes-Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is depicted with two entwining serpents and has been the symbol of the medical profession. Nearly all his works are signed with a caduceus (a herald's staff). The image also invokes the caduceus - snake entwined staff, symbol of Aesculapius, Greco-Roman god of medicine, and carried by Mercury. The drone is the idea of sound underneath the appearances, the dark emptiness that groans out of the fault, the opening, that the poet, now the mature, oracular Nobel Laureate, approaches with his caduceus. The caduceus, a double spiral around a staff, is a symbol of the medical profession. Over the door of a handsome brick building dated 1937, beneath a clustered family group whose adult held a caduceus, the lintel bore this inscription. He mentions the physical traits that Virgil elaborates - Mercury's characteristic caduceus and winged heels - and he adopts the same point of view for Mercury's flight. Synonyms baton, stick, staff, pole, bar, dowel, rod, stake Origin Latin, from Doric Greek karukeion from Greek kērux 'herald'. Rhymes Lucius Definition of caduceus in US English: caduceus noun 1An ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two serpents twined around it, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury. （古希腊或罗马的）传令官节杖（尤指信使神赫耳墨斯或墨丘利所持的二蛇盘绕节杖） Example sentencesExamples Flanking the third looking glass are Mercury, god of trade and profit, identified by his caduceus and broad winged hat, and Euterpe, Muse of music, holding a flute. It would seem like the natural successor to the Eagle that appeared in Herod's symbol, that he had stamped on his coinage, which was the pagan caduceus, which depicted 2 serpents on a eagle winged stick. The snake has an important place in human cultures all over the world, from the staff of the Greek Aesculapius (the father of medicine), the caduceus with its encircling snakes, to the all seeing snakes of Persian legend. The drone is the idea of sound underneath the appearances, the dark emptiness that groans out of the fault, the opening, that the poet, now the mature, oracular Nobel Laureate, approaches with his caduceus. The caduceus is also the rod of healing and so Mercury is also the god of medicine, as had been Thoth before him. The caduceus, a double spiral around a staff, is a symbol of the medical profession. Over the door of a handsome brick building dated 1937, beneath a clustered family group whose adult held a caduceus, the lintel bore this inscription. For centuries this staff, known also as the caduceus, the winged staff of Hermes-Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is depicted with two entwining serpents and has been the symbol of the medical profession. Hermes used a magic rod, the caduceus, with which he practised magic and it was this caduceus, which gained him entry into the underworld. He mentions the physical traits that Virgil elaborates - Mercury's characteristic caduceus and winged heels - and he adopts the same point of view for Mercury's flight. The image also invokes the caduceus - snake entwined staff, symbol of Aesculapius, Greco-Roman god of medicine, and carried by Mercury. If you examine the cards you'll notice that the one with 8 hands and the caduceus around the genital region looks downward, the golden bronze figure with 2 arms looks centrally or straight at you at you. This was the forerunner of the caduceus, the snake-entwined rod which is today the emblem of the medical profession. Mercury's caduceus is a wrought-iron trim on a herald's wand, his helmet wingless a metal bowl. Nearly all his works are signed with a caduceus (a herald's staff). He looked up at the jamb and saw the caduceus, the serpent curled around a sword, and realized this was the firewall between the medical computer and the rest of the ship's systems. Synonyms baton, stick, staff, pole, bar, dowel, rod, stake 1.1 A representation of this, traditionally associated with healing. Example sentencesExamples Fifty years have passed since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA, and the double helix has replaced the caduceus as the symbol of scientific and medical progress. Only fragments of these stoves survive, including the tile in Plate I, from a stove he made for a doctor's house in Guebwiller, as the decorative caduceus indicates. A somewhat similar symbol, the caduceus, a winged staff with two twined serpents, is frequently but incorrectly used as a medical emblem. Origin Latin, from Doric Greek karukeion from Greek kērux ‘herald’.
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