centaur

centaur — noun

1. In Greek mythology, a creature whose top half looks like a human being and whose

1.名詞B2
釋義

In Greek mythology, a creature whose top half looks like a human being and whose bottom half looks like a horse.

例句

In the story, the centaur Chiron taught young heroes how to use a bow.

proper name: centaur Chiron (mythological figure)

A large statue of a centaur stands at the entrance of the old museum.

noun phrase: statue of a centaur

同義詞
  • hippocentaur

    a very rare, formal alternative with the same meaning, mostly found in academic texts

文法句型

centaur + verb

a/the centaur + of

用法筆記

The name of a specific centaur from mythology (e.g. Chiron, Nessus) is always capitalized. The word appears most often in fantasy literature, mythology discussions, and role-playing games.

常見錯誤

❌The satyr galloped across the field' (when meaning a half-man, half-horse creature).
✅The centaur galloped across the field.
💡Satyrs have the legs of a goat, not a horse, so they cannot gallop.