fem. proper name, from Latin Berenice, from Macedonian Greek Berenike (classical Greek Pherenike), literally "bringer of victory," from pherein "to bring" (see infer) + nike "victory." The constellation Berenice's hair is from the story of the pilfered locks of the wife of Ptolemy Euergetes, king of Egypt, c. 248 B.C.E., which the queen cut off as an offering to Venus. The constellation features a dim but visible star cluster. But the earliest use of the phrase in astronomy in English was as a name for the star Canopus (1601).
双语例句
1. He had a sudden overwhelming desire to return to Berenice.
突然之间他产生了一个不可抗拒的渴望,想回到白丽莱茜身边去.
来自辞典例句
2. Even Berenice seemed a little disappointed at the somewhat commonplace view.
就是白利莱茜也似乎对这种有点平凡的风景稍感到失望.
来自辞典例句
3. At the moment he was mentally contrasting Aileen with Berenice.
在这时候他在思想上把爱铃与白丽莱茜比较了一番.
来自辞典例句
4. He was sick to his soul with this worry over Berenice.
他对白丽莱茜的这种焦心真叫他苦死了.
来自辞典例句
5. Indeed, Berenice had noticed his interest in the country was intense.
