juvenal

['dʒʊvənəl]
  • adj. 雏鸟的,羽毛未丰的
  • n. (Juvenal)人名;(葡)茹韦纳尔;(55-约127)尤维纳利斯〈意〉罗马讽刺诗人。;(意)尤韦纳尔;(西)胡韦纳尔

英英释意


1. Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)

英文词源


juvenal
1580s (n.), 1630s (adj.), from Latin iuvenalis "of or belonging to youth," from iuvenis "a young person" (see young). The Roman satirist is Decimius Junius Juvenalis.

实用场景例句


Then again , as Juvenal pointed out centuries ago, age is only desirable if it is healthy.
然而, 正如朱文诺尔几个世纪前所指出的那样, 只有健康的老年才值得拥有.

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