Word · Frequency #17423
zeus
宙斯
the supreme god in ancient Greek mythology
- 1.
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
(希腊神话)古希腊神话中的至高神；瑞亚和克洛诺斯之子,他推翻了父亲；赫拉的丈夫和兄弟；波塞冬和哈迪斯的兄弟；众神之父；对应罗马神话中的朱庇特。
- 2.
type genus of the family Zeidae
海鲂科的模式属。
(希腊神话)古希腊神话中的至高神；瑞亚和克洛诺斯之子,他推翻了父亲；赫拉的丈夫和兄弟；波塞冬和哈迪斯的兄弟；众神之父；对应罗马神话中的朱庇特。；海鲂科的模式属。
In use
In Greek mythology, Zeus is the king of the gods and rules from Mount Olympus.
The ancient Greeks believed that Zeus controlled the weather, especially thunder and lightning.
My teacher told us that Zeus was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea.
Zeus is + [noun phrase]
Zeus is the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology.
宙斯是古希腊神话中的至高神。
the god Zeus
the god Zeus 为同位语结构，god 前需加定冠词 the。
They built a temple to the god Zeus.
他们为宙斯神建造了一座神庙。
Common mistakes
zeus is the king of the gods.
Connections
Collocations
- temple of Zeus
- 宙斯神庙
- The temple of Zeus at Olympia was one of the largest in ancient Greece.奥林匹亚的宙斯神庙是古希腊最大的神庙之一。
- statue of Zeus
- 宙斯神像
- The statue of Zeus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.宙斯神像是古代世界七大奇迹之一。
- Zeus's thunderbolt
- 宙斯的雷电
- In Greek myths, Zeus's thunderbolt was a powerful weapon.在希腊神话中，宙斯的雷电是一种强大的武器。
- worship Zeus
- 崇拜宙斯
- The ancient Greeks worshipped Zeus as the king of the gods.古希腊人把宙斯当作众神之王来崇拜。
- Zeus, king of the gods
- 宙斯，众神之王
- Zeus, king of the gods, ruled from Mount Olympus.众神之王宙斯统治着奥林匹斯山。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Zeus 谐音“宙斯”，发音像“z + us”，可联想为众神之王用闪电（Z形）守护我们。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：希腊神话讨论、文学与艺术、历史或学术语境 Zeus 是希腊神话中主神宙斯的专有名词，通常出现在神话、文学、艺术或历史相关的语境中，属于中性用法，在正式与非正式场合都可见到，但多指该神祇本身。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /us/ 结尾，与 Zeus 的 /zus/ 押韵。注意：use 作名词读 /jus/、作动词读 /juz/，abuse 作名词读 /əˈbjus/，muse 读 /mjuz/，这些拼写相近的词都不与 Zeus 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.