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源自古希腊语 Λέανδρος (Léandros),由λέων(狮子)和ἀνήρ(男人)组成,字面意为“狮人”。通过拉丁语 Leander 进入英语。
❶ 源自希腊神话的男性名字,指为爱勇敢冒险的年轻男子。现代多用于文学作品或人名,象征为爱情不顾一切的精神。
“Leander swam across the Hellespont every night to meet his beloved Hero.”
(利安德每晚游过达达尼尔海峡去见他的爱人希罗。)
“The poem compares the young lover to Leander in his devotion.”
(这首诗将那位年轻恋人比作忠贞的利安德。)
a modern Leander — 形容为爱情做出极端勇敢行为的人,常带有浪漫或悲剧色彩。
“He became a modern Leander by cycling across continents for his love.”
(他像现代利安德般为爱骑行跨越大陆。)