caducean

基本解释

• n.【希腊神话】 蛇杖（赫耳墨斯所持的带有两条互相缠绕的蛇的带翼权杖）；用于象征医生这个职业

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英汉例句

• Confirmed site of Caduceus Medical Station (The Staff!
  ) （已确定的Caduceus医疗站点，就是图里的The Staff!）
• The caduceus began as the magical rod of the Greek messenger-god Hermes (or the Roman god, Mercury).
  最初，默丘利的手杖是希腊报信神赫尔墨斯（或说罗马神默丘利）的魔杖。
• Before the doctors appropriated it, the caduceus was worn by people who wanted the gift of eloquence and eternal youth.
  在医生们将节杖“据为己有”之前，佩戴节杖的人们是想得到神灵赋予的辩才和永恒的青春。
• The caduceus was adopted as a symbol of physicians because of its similarity to the staff of Asclepius.
  蛇上方还附加两个翅膀，表示赫耳墨斯的飞快速度。
• Two are an interwoven double helix called ida and pingala, often represented by double serpents (as in the caduceus).
  其中两条相互交织的双股螺旋分别是左脉(IDA)和右脉(PINGALA)，经常被描述为双绞的蛇(如双蛇缠绕的魔杖CADUCEUS)。