释义
n.
a large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with greyish-brown plumage
美洲鸵鸟。
Greek Mythology one of the Titans, wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Hades. Frightened of betrayal by their children, Cronus ate them; Rhea rescued Zeus from this fate by hiding him and giving Cronus a stone wrapped in blankets instead.
【希 腊神话】 瑞亚(提坦众巨神之一,克洛诺斯之妻,宙斯、得墨忒耳、波塞冬、赫拉和哈得斯等众神之母;克洛诺斯因害怕子女背叛自己,要吃掉他们;瑞亚把宙斯藏起来,给丈夫一块用毯子包着的石头,从而救下了宙斯)。
Astronomy a satellite of Saturn, the fourteenth closest to the planet, discovered by Cassini in 1672 (diameter 1,530 km)
【天文】 土卫五。
词源
"early 19th cent.: modern Latin (genus name), from the name of the Titan RHEA."