Word · Frequency #26647
Nike
胜利女神
The winged goddess of victory in Greek mythology, identified with Roman Victoria.
注意：指希腊神话中的胜利女神，不是运动品牌耐克。
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n. (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
胜利女神；奈克导弹
奈克导弹
In use
In the museum, we saw a marble statue of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.
The ancient coin showed Nike holding a laurel wreath.
According to myth, Nike flew with the winner of every battle.
Nike + be + [noun phrase]
此义为希腊神话中的胜利女神，作专有名词通常首字母大写。
Nike is the Greek goddess of victory.
尼姬是希腊的胜利女神。
Nike + [noun]
此义指奈克导弹，常用作定语修饰名词，复数形式为 'nikes'，指多枚导弹。
The Nike missile was developed during the Cold War.
奈克导弹是在冷战时期研制的。
Common mistakes
In ancient stories, nike was the goddess of victory.In ancient stories, Nike was the goddess of victory.
Nike 是专有名词（胜利女神的名字），英语中人名、神名必须首字母大写；汉语没有大小写区别，所以学习者容易误写成小写 nike。改成大写才是正确的英语拼写。
Nike was goddess of victory in Greek mythology.Nike was the goddess of victory in Greek mythology.
goddess 是可数名词，而这里“胜利女神”指的是独一无二的身份，所以前面必须加定冠词 the；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏 the，补上后句子才语法完整、指代明确。
Connections
Collocations
- Nike of Samothrace
- 萨莫色雷斯的胜利女神像
- The Nike of Samothrace is one of the most famous sculptures in the Louvre.萨莫色雷斯的胜利女神像是卢浮宫最著名的雕像之一。
- winged Nike
- 有翼的胜利女神
- Ancient coins often depict a winged Nike.古代钱币上常刻有带翼的胜利女神。
- Temple of Athena Nike
- 雅典娜胜利女神庙
- The Temple of Athena Nike was built in the fifth century BC.雅典娜胜利女神庙建于公元前五世纪。
- statue of Nike
- 胜利女神雕像
- A marble statue of Nike was unearthed during the excavation.挖掘过程中出土了一尊胜利女神大理石雕像。
Pop culture & quotes
- Nike. Just Do It.
- 耐克。放手去做。The Nike slogan 'Just Do It' is one of the most famous in the world.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
读音似“你开”，想象胜利女神展开翅膀为你开道，冲向胜利。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：Greek mythology、classical literature、art history 作为胜利女神的名字，Nike 通常出现在较正式的语境中，例如希腊神话、古典文学和艺术史讨论；日常口语中使用较少。
Grammar Note
指胜利女神时是专有名词，通常不用复数；指奈克导弹时是可数名词，复数形式为 nikes。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音匹配：psyche /ˈsaɪkiː/ 与 nike 押韵（/aɪkiː/）。拼写相似但发音不同：bike /baɪk/、like /laɪk/、mike /maɪk/、hike /haɪk/ 都以 -ike 结尾，却读作 /aɪk/，没有结尾的 /iː/，不要按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.