leviathan「利维坦；庞然大物」

Word of the Day：May 1, 2022
leviathan
利维坦（《圣经》中的怪兽）；庞然大物
noun /luh-VYE-uh-thun/ [lvaθn]
wd2022050101:20来自E语Tong
What It Means
A leviathan is something large or formidable.
Leviathan是指巨大、可怕的物体。
LEVIATHAN in Context
"The Juno probe has been tasked with studying a leviathan: Jupiter, the heavyweight of the Solar System, King of the Planets." — Michelle Starr, Science Alert, 23 Mar. 2022
“朱诺号探测器的任务是研究巨大星体：木星，太阳系重量级的天体，行星之王。”
Towering leviathans of the forest, these giant sequoias often reach heights of more than 200 feet.
这些高耸的森林巨物红杉常常能长到 200 多英尺的高度。
Did You Know?
Old Testament references to a huge sea monster, Leviathan (in Hebrew, Liwyāthān), are thought to come from an ancient myth in which the god Baal slays a multiheaded sea monster. Leviathan appears in the Book of Psalms, as a sea serpent that is killed by God and then given as food to creatures in the wilderness, and it is mentioned in the Book of Job as well. Today, its name is used for "something monstrous or of enormous size."