Word · Frequency #27311
Bacchus
酒神巴克斯
in classical mythology, the god of wine; equivalent to Dionysus.
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n. (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
酒神巴克斯
In use
The ancient Romans worshiped Bacchus as the god of wine.
In the painting, Bacchus holds a bunch of grapes and a wine cup.
We read a story about Bacchus and his followers in class today.
be the god of [domain]
Bacchus 是专有名词，首字母大写，前面通常不加冠词；在古典神话中相当于希腊神祇狄俄尼索斯（Dionysus）。
Bacchus is the god of wine.
巴克斯是酒神。
Common mistakes
The Bacchus was the god of wine.Bacchus was the god of wine.
英语中，神明等专有名词前一般不加定冠词 the，直接使用专有名词本身即可；加 the 显得多余且不自然。
They prayed Bacchus.They prayed to Bacchus.
动词 pray 不能直接接人作宾语，须用介词 to 引出祈祷的对象，即 pray to + 人/神；中文直译“祈祷巴克斯”容易漏掉 to。
Connections
Collocations
- worship of Bacchus
- 对酒神巴克斯的崇拜
- The worship of Bacchus involved wine, music, and ecstatic dancing.对巴克斯的崇拜涉及美酒、音乐和狂喜之舞。
- festival of Bacchus
- 巴克斯节
- The festival of Bacchus was held each year to celebrate the grape harvest.每年都会举行巴克斯节以庆祝葡萄丰收。
- temple of Bacchus
- 巴克斯神庙
- The temple of Bacchus at Baalbek has survived for nearly two thousand years.巴勒贝克城的巴克斯神庙已留存近两千年。
- statue of Bacchus
- 巴克斯雕像
- A marble statue of Bacchus stood in the center of the courtyard.庭院中央立着一座巴克斯大理石雕像。
- wine god Bacchus
- 酒神巴克斯
- The wine god Bacchus offered joy and release to his followers.酒神巴克斯为他的追随者带来欢乐和放松。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 Bacchus 想成“back us”，酒神在背后给我们壮胆，一杯接一杯。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：古典神话与文学、艺术史与博物馆解说、葡萄酒文化讨论 Bacchus 是罗马神话中的酒神名，通常用于文学、艺术或古典学等较正式的语境，日常口语中不常说；在涉及葡萄酒或宴饮的比喻性表达中也比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with bacchus /ˈbækəs/. They are included to compare the -cus spelling. Circus, focus, locus, crocus and hocus-pocus end in the same unstressed /kəs/ syllable as bacchus, but their stressed vowels differ (/ɜːr/, /oʊ/, /oʊ/, /oʊ/, /oʊ/). Cactus shares the stressed vowel /æ/ and a similar spelling, but its final cluster is /ktəs/, not /kəs/, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.