phoenix

意味

• n. 不死鳥
• n. 傑物

英語の定義

• n. the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
• n. a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
• n. a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years

語形変化

複数形

phoenixes

例文

1. n. 不死鳥

   According to ancient legends, the phoenix rises from its own ashes after dying.

   古代の伝説によると、不死鳥は死んだ後、自らの灰の中から蘇ると言われています。

2. n. 傑物

   She was considered a true phoenix in the business world because she successfully rebuilt several failing companies.

   彼女は倒産しかけた企業を何社も再建させたため、ビジネス界における真の傑物と見なされていました。