a pharos
可数名词，单数泛指时前面加不定冠词 a；复数形式为 pharoses，也可写作 pharoi。
A pharos stood at the mouth of the harbour.
一座灯塔矗立在港口入口处。
灯塔；指路明灯；杰出的人或事物
pharoses — plural of pharos
突出之物；灯塔；明灯；航标灯；烛台
A person or thing that stands out; a shining light or beacon.
突出之物；灯塔；明灯
That which stands out; a shining light.
The ancient pharos guided sailors safely into the harbor.
古老的灯塔引导水手安全入港。
用法提示：pharos 作名词，指灯塔，是句子的主语。
A modern pharos flashes its warning light every few seconds.
现代灯塔每隔几秒闪烁警示灯。
用法提示：pharos 作主语，表示航标灯。
The lighthouse keeper climbed the pharos to clean the lens.
灯塔管理员爬上灯塔清洗透镜。
用法提示：pharos 作宾语，指灯塔建筑。
可数名词，单数泛指时前面加不定冠词 a；复数形式为 pharoses，也可写作 pharoi。
A pharos stood at the mouth of the harbour.
一座灯塔矗立在港口入口处。
特指某一座已知的灯塔时，前面用定冠词 the。
The pharos on the headland is visible for miles.
岬角上的那座灯塔数英里之外都能看见。
比喻用法，指给人指引方向的明灯或人物，后接 for 引出被指引的对象。
Her steady voice was a pharos for the whole team.
她沉稳的声音是全体队员的指路明灯。
grammar · medium
易错句子The pharos ordered the construction of the pyramids.
正确表达The pharaoh ordered the construction of the pyramids.
pharos 意为“灯塔”，不能指古埃及国王；表示“法老”须用 pharaoh。两个词拼写和发音相近，容易混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子Three pharos were built along the dangerous coast.
正确表达Three pharoses were built along the dangerous coast.
pharos 是可数名词，其标准复数形式是 pharoses（也可作 pharoi），不能直接用原形作复数。汉语名词无复数词尾，学习者容易遗漏。
pharos 是古雅或文学性的“灯塔/明灯”，多指古代灯塔或用作比喻；beacon 在现代英语中更常用，既可指灯塔、信标，也可泛指指引方向的人或事物，语域更宽。
pharos 是“灯塔”的书面或古雅说法，现代日常英语通常用 lighthouse；lighthouse 特指实际建筑，而 pharos 还可作“明灯”的比喻。
pharos 与 pharaoh 拼写、读音接近，但 pharos 指灯塔或明灯，pharaoh 指古埃及国王；语境涉及航海或光明时选 pharos，涉及古埃及统治者时选 pharaoh。
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