"centaur" in Chinese (Traditional)
半人馬
Definition
半人馬是一種源自古希臘神話的傳說生物,上半身是人,下半身和腿是馬。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
主要用於神話、奇幻文學和藝術中。半人馬在希臘神話裡是智者或戰士。平時很少用,除非談論神話、奇幻或天文(小行星羣名)。
Examples
A centaur has the body of a horse and the chest and head of a man.
**半人馬**有馬的身體和人的胸部與頭部。
The ancient Greeks believed in creatures like the centaur.
古希臘人相信像**半人馬**這樣的生物。
I saw a picture of a centaur in my mythology book.
我在我的神話書裡看到了**半人馬**的圖片。
Harry Potter rides with a friendly centaur in the Forbidden Forest.
哈利·波特在禁忌森林裡遇到了一位友善的**半人馬**。
Some people confuse a centaur with a minotaur, but they are different monsters.
有些人會把**半人馬**和牛頭怪搞混,但他們是不同的怪物。
The movie had a battle scene with dozens of centaurs charging into action.
電影中有一場數十名**半人馬**衝鋒上陣的戰鬥。