omphalos meaning in English
n.
1.〔古希腊〕盾中央的浮凸饰;(Apollo 神殿的)半圆石祭坛。
2.中心点,中枢。
3.【解剖学】脐。
Examples
- Omphalos . - let him stay , stephen said
“让他呆下去吧, ”斯蒂芬说。 - But ours is the omphalos
然而我们那座是中心。 ” - It is termed the omphalos hypothesis because it is based on the question of whether or not adam ( or eve for that matter ) had a navel ( given that they were created as adults rather than born , they can be assumed to have never possessed an umbilical cord )
这就是浮饰假定的含义因为它是建立在怀疑有没有亚当(或者伊夫这类的问题)有个肚脐(假使他们创造为成年人而不是出生,他们被假定决不会拥有一个脐带) 。 - He proposed to set up there a national fertilising farm to be named omphalos with an obelisk hewn and erected after the fashion of egypt and to offer his dutiful yeoman services for the fecundation of any female of what grade of life soever who should there direct to him with the desire of fulfilling the functions of her natural
乃提议在此建造国立受精场155 ,取名“中心” ,并竖一方尖碑156 ,乃据埃及式样凿成。不论何等身分之女子,凡欲满足其天然官能者一旦来此,彼必为之忠心效劳,俾使之受孕。