English Dictionary

Atlantean

IPA（発音記号）

/ətˈlænti.ən/

形容詞

比較不可 比喩的用法

Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength / (figuratively) Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas

日本語の意味

ギリシャ神話の巨神アトラスにちなむ、またはその性質や力強さを示す意味。具体的には、アトラスが天を担う様子に由来し、比喩的に絶大な力や、重い使命を背負う様子を表現する場合にも用いられる。

The climber's Atlantean endurance carried her through the storm when others faltered.

その登山者のアトラスのような持久力が、他の者が力尽きる中で彼女を嵐の中で乗り切らせた。

意味（1）

Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength

With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear / The weight of mightiest Monarchies.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas

I [Elektra] shall pass from the earth to the stars’ Atlantean vault, and dwell in heaven

意味（3）

Of an architectural atlas or atlantid, or reminiscent of such: atlantean figures

Arms outstretched, an Atlantean statue of Jesus welcomes a diver in the mysterious depths off Ambergris Caye

意味（4）

Of the mythical island of Atlantis, its people, or its civilization.

Barkashov saw a critical difference between Atlantis and Hyperborea in the organization of labor. The Atlantean economy, he claims, was based on the use of the mass slave labor in agriculture and crafts, while the Aryan civilization did not employ slaves nor tolerate slavery.

意味（5）

(figuratively) flooded or submerged, especially in case of a natural disaster, reminiscent of the way Atlantis sank into the ocean

So [after the tsunami], once again Hideaki navigated his way through the Atlantean city, picking his way through crumbling wreckage, splintered wood, and shredded metal to find his elderly mother.

意味（6）

of Saturn's moon Atlas