English Dictionary

phoenix

/ˈfiːnɪks/

noun

(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.

The phoenix is a legendary bird that is said to be able to regenerate itself.

意味（1）

(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.

burn the long-lived phoenix in her blood

意味（2）

(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.

Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.

意味（3）

(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.

意味（4）

(historical) A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.

The national currency, the phoenix, which had been established by Kapodistrias, was renamed after an ancient Greek coin, the drachma.

意味（5）

(obsolete) A marvelous person or thing.

He may not be a phœnix of cleverness in your sense; his profession is different; but it would be all the better for you to talk a little on his subjects.