"a beau," 1620s, from Greek Adonis, name of the youth beloved by Aphrodite, from Phoenician adon "lord," probably originally "ruler," from base a-d-n "to judge, rule." Adonai is the Hebrew cognate.
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1. Rudolph，the Adonis of the silent films，had one great quality—to make women feel weak at the knees.
ルドルフ。この無声映画の美男子には、女性が両足を柔らかくする絶妙な腕がある。
2.Her character as a goddess of vegetation is shown in the story of Adonis .
植物の女神としての彼女の性格は、アドニスの物語から見ることができる。
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3.Did you see that Adonis in Tom 's study group？
トムの学習グループのイケメンを見たか？
4.Among her mortal lovers，the most famous was perhaps Adonis .
彼女の凡人の恋人の中で、最も有名なのはアドニスかもしれない。
5.I think you may deign to marry me.I don 't want to be an Adonis .