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Medusa + [verb]
指希腊神话人物时是专有名词，首字母 M 需大写，前面不加冠词。
Medusa was a Gorgon killed by Perseus.
美杜莎是被珀耳修斯杀死的戈耳工。
美杜莎
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
美杜莎
in Greek mythology, a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena and later killed by Perseus
Medusa was a Gorgon killed by Perseus.
美杜莎是被珀耳修斯杀死的戈耳工。
水母；尤指一种刺胞动物的非水螅体形态,由凝胶状伞形钟体和下垂触手组成。
A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles.
(希腊神话)被雅典娜变成蛇发女妖的女人；被珀尔修斯杀死
(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
worms-star的同义词。
Synonym of worm-star.
腔肠动物的两种形态之一:是腔肠动物生命周期中的自由游动的有性阶段；此阶段具有胶状伞状体和触手
one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
Look at that medusa drifting near the shore; its tentacles can sting.
看那只在岸边漂浮的水母；它的触手会蜇人。
During our beach trip, we saw several medusas washed up on the sand.
我们去海滩旅行时，看到几只被冲上沙滩的水母。
The aquarium has a special tank where a single medusa floats under blue light.
水族馆有一个特殊的缸，缸里有一只水母在蓝光下漂浮。
指希腊神话人物时是专有名词，首字母 M 需大写，前面不加冠词。
Medusa was a Gorgon killed by Perseus.
美杜莎是被珀耳修斯杀死的戈耳工。
作普通名词指水母时是可数名词，单数前用 a/an。
A medusa is an aquatic animal.
水母是一种水生动物。
复数为 medusas；泛指水母这类生物时常用复数。
Medusas are often found in coastal waters.
沿海水域常有水母。
Not this
I saw a medusa at the aquarium.
Use this
I saw a jellyfish at the aquarium.
日常英语中表示水母一般用 jellyfish，medusa 多用于生物学等专业场合；为避免语域不当，口语中应改用 jellyfish。
Not this
In Greek mythology, medusa was a monster.
Use this
In Greek mythology, Medusa was a monster.
Medusa 是希腊神话中专有名词，首字母必须大写；小写 medusa 指水母（动物），不能代替人名。
Not this
There are many medusa in this tank.
Use this
There are many medusas in this tank.
medusa 是可数名词，复数形式为 medusas，不能省略词尾 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
美杜莎的头
Perseus carried Medusa's head in a special bag.
珀尔修斯把美杜莎的头装在一个特制的袋子里。
美杜莎的目光
The hero avoided Medusa's gaze by looking at her reflection in his shield.
这位英雄通过看盾牌上的倒影来避开美杜莎的目光。
美杜莎的神话
The myth of Medusa has influenced art for centuries.
美杜莎的神话影响艺术已达数百年。
珀尔修斯与美杜莎
The story of Perseus and Medusa is one of the most famous in Greek mythology.
珀尔修斯与美杜莎的故事是希腊神话中最著名的故事之一。
蛇发美杜莎
The snake-haired Medusa was a terrifying figure in Greek myth.
蛇发美杜莎是希腊神话中一个可怕的形象。
美杜莎的诅咒
The curse of Medusa turned her into a monster.
美杜莎的诅咒把她变成了怪物。
Use medusa naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
神话中美杜莎的蛇发像水母的触手，记住美杜莎（medusa）这个词，也就记住了水母的英文。
语域：mixed 常见场景：Greek mythology、literature、art history、everyday conversation 作为希腊神话人物名，Medusa 多用于神话、文学和艺术史等书面语境，也常见于日常比喻中，整体语域较混合，不属于生僻词。
medusa 的复数是 medusas。
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