talaria

英 [tə'leərɪə] 美[tə'lɛrɪə]
  • n. 翼靴;脚翼

英英释意


1. a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)

英文词源


talaria (n.)
"winged sandals of Hermes (Mercury)" and often other gods (Iris, Eros, the Fates and the Furies), 1590s, from Latin talaria, noun use of neuter plural of talaris "of the ankle," from talus "ankle" (see talus (n.1)).