caducean
基本解釋
- n.【希臘神話】 蛇杖（赫耳墨斯所持的帶有兩條互相纏繞的蛇的帶翼權(quán)杖）；用于象征醫(yī)生這個職業(yè)
英漢例句
- Confirmed site of Caduceus Medical Station (The Staff!
) （已確定的Caduceus醫(yī)療站點，就是圖里的The Staff!） - The caduceus began as the magical rod of the Greek messenger-god Hermes (or the Roman god, Mercury).
最初，默丘利的手杖是希臘報信神赫爾墨斯（或說羅馬神默丘利）的魔杖。 - Before the doctors appropriated it, the caduceus was worn by people who wanted the gift of eloquence and eternal youth.
在醫(yī)生們將節(jié)杖“據(jù)為己有”之前，佩戴節(jié)杖的人們是想得到神靈賦予的辯才和永恒的青春。 - The caduceus was adopted as a symbol of physicians because of its similarity to the staff of Asclepius.
蛇上方還附加兩個翅膀，表示赫耳墨斯的飛快速度。 - Two are an interwoven double helix called ida and pingala, often represented by double serpents (as in the caduceus).
其中兩條相互交織的雙股螺旋分別是左脈(IDA)和右脈(PINGALA)，經(jīng)常被描述為雙絞的蛇(如雙蛇纏繞的魔杖CADUCEUS)。