单词 | Phæacian |
释义 | Phæacian|fiːˈeɪʃən| [f. L. Phæacia, Gr. ϕαιακία, the isle of Scheria (Corcyra) + -an.] One of the inhabitants of Scheria, noted for their luxury; hence (= L. Phæax, Horace), a gourmand.
1788Lemprière Classical Dict. (1826) 510/2 The Phæacians..were naturally dull, effeminate, and so affectatious, that the ancients gave them the name of parasites. 1899Speaker 28 Oct. 85/1 He was a bon vivant, declined into a fat Phaeacian..and latterly did nothing. |

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