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a satyr
首次提到神话中的萨梯时，用不定冠词 a。
A satyr frolicked in the woods, playing his pipes.
一只萨梯在树林里嬉戏，吹着排箫。
萨梯；森林之神
satyrs — plural of satyr
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萨梯；森林之神
a woodland deity in Greek mythology, attendant on Bacchus, identified with Roman fauns
A satyr frolicked in the woods, playing his pipes.
一只萨梯在树林里嬉戏，吹着排箫。
好色之徒。
A lecherous man.
蛱蝶科眼蝶亚科的多种蝴蝶,翅褐色且具眼状斑；即草眼蝶。
Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
In ancient Greek art, a satyr often appears with pointed ears and a horse's tail.
在古希腊艺术中，萨梯（森林之神）常被描绘成长着尖耳朵和马尾巴的样子。
The satyrs joined the festival of Dionysus, playing flutes and drinking wine.
萨梯们加入了狄俄尼索斯的节日庆典，吹着笛子，喝着葡萄酒。
The museum's vase shows a satyr chasing a nymph through the olive grove.
博物馆的那只花瓶上描绘了一个萨梯在橄榄林中追逐一位宁芙。
首次提到神话中的萨梯时，用不定冠词 a。
A satyr frolicked in the woods, playing his pipes.
一只萨梯在树林里嬉戏，吹着排箫。
此处 satyr 指好色之徒，含贬义，常用于形容人。
He is a satyr who chases every woman in the office.
他是个色鬼，在办公室追每一个女人。
注意复数是 satyrs，不是在词尾加 es。
Satyrs often appear in Greek vase paintings.
萨梯常出现在希腊瓶画中。
Not this
The play is a satyr on modern politics.
Use this
The play is a satire on modern politics.
satyr 意为“森林之神”或“好色之徒”，而 satire 才表示“讽刺作品”；二者拼写相近，易混。此处想表达“讽刺现代政治的戏剧”，应用 satire，且常用搭配 satire on sth。
Not this
The novel portrays her as a satyr.
Use this
The novel portrays her as a nymphomaniac.
satyr 的释义是“man with strong sexual desires”，仅指男性；指女性时应用 nymphomaniac（女色情狂）。中文“色情狂”不区分性别，因此容易误用 satyr。
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萨梯剧（古希腊悲剧三联剧后表演的滑稽剧）
The satyr play was performed after the tragic trilogy.
萨梯剧在悲剧三部曲之后演出。
喝醉的萨梯（希腊神话中常与酒神相伴）
A drunken satyr is often depicted in ancient vase paintings.
古代花瓶画上常画着喝醉的萨梯。
老色鬼；好色的老男人
The old satyr leered at every woman who passed by.
那个老色鬼盯着每个路过的女人看。
萨梯和仙女（神话中相伴出现的形象）
Satyrs and nymphs often appear together in classical art.
在古典艺术中，萨梯和仙女常常一起出现。
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记法：satyr是半人半羊的森林之神，生性好色，一看见仙女就色眯眯，故也指好色之徒。
语域：mixed 常见场景：Greek mythology、classical art、literary texts 该词作名词时有两个常见义项：一指希腊神话中的森林之神，通常用于神话、古典艺术和文学描述；二指好色之徒，多出现于较正式或文学化的书面表达。整体语体随语境在“中性”和“正式”之间变化，日常口语中很少用。
复数形式为 satyrs。
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