English Dictionary

Centaur

名詞

ギリシャ語

(Greek mythology) One of a race of monsters having a head, torso, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. Often depicted as rowdy drunkards, with Chiron being a notable exception.

日本語の意味

ギリシア神話に登場する、上半身が人間で下半身が馬という姿を持つ生物。一般には荒くれ者の泥酔者として表現されるが、キロンのように知恵ある例外も存在する。

A Centaur staggered into the market, singing loudly and juggling tankards of ale, which left the villagers both frightened and amused.

ケンタウロスが市場にふらふらと入ってきて、大声で歌いながら酒のジョッキをジャグリングし、村人たちは恐れ半分、笑い半分で見つめていた。

意味（1）

(Greek mythology) One of a race of monsters having a head, torso, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. Often depicted as rowdy drunkards, with Chiron being a notable exception.

意味（2）

A skillful horseman or horsewoman.

意味（3）

(astronautics) A U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.

意味（4）

(astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune

Centaurs （ plural ）