English Dictionary

sciapod

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsʌɪəpɒd/

名詞

ギリシャ語

(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of humans living in Africa, who have one single, large foot which they use to shade themselves from the rays of the sun.

日本語の意味

（ギリシャ神話）アフリカに住む神話上の人々の一種で、特徴として一つの大きな足を持ち、その足を太陽の光から身を守るために利用すると伝えられている。

In travelers' tales, a sciapod sits on its enormous single foot to shade itself from the blazing African sun.

旅人の物語では、一本足の生き物が巨大な一本の足の上に座って、照りつけるアフリカの太陽から身を守っている。

意味（1）

(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of humans living in Africa, who have one single, large foot which they use to shade themselves from the rays of the sun.

To the modern viewer, though, it is the weirdness that most enthrals: the rich, demonic and comical features, like the sciapod – a man deploying his single swollen foot to shield himself from the sun.

sciapods （ plural ）