| 词汇 | icarus |
| 词源 | Icarusson of Daedalus in Greek mythology, from Latinized form of Greek Ikaros, a name of unknown origin, connected to Icaria and the Icarian Sea. He flew too high on artificial wings and so plunged to his death. Used allusively in English from 1580s. updated on October 10, 2017 |
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