English-Thai Dictionary

Hercules

N กลุ่ม ดาว เฮ อร์คิลิส  klum-dao-hor-ki-lid

 

Hercules

N วีรบุรุษ ใน นิยาย กรีก ที่ มี กำลัง มหาศาล  ชื่อ กลุ่ม ดาว  wi-ra-bu-rud-nai-ni-yai-krik-ti-me-kam-lang-ma-ha-san

 

herculean

ADJ ซึ่ง ต้อง ใช้กำลัง และ ความพยายาม อย่างมาก  sueng-tong-chai-kam-lang-lae-kwam-pa-ya-yam-yang-mak

 

hercules

N วี รบุรษ ใน นิยาย กรีก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HERCULEAN

a.[from Hercules. ] Very great, difficult or dangerous; such as it would require the strength or courage of Hercules to encounter or accomplish; as Herculean labor or task. 1. Having extraordinary strength and size; as Herculean limbs.
2. Of extraordinary strength, force or power.

 

HERCULES

n.A constellation in the northern hemisphere, containing 113 stars.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HERCULEAN

Her *cu "le *an, a. Etym: [L. herculeus, fr. Hercules: cf. F. herculéen. See Hercules. ]

 

1. Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

 

2. Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs. "Herculean Samson. " Milton.

 

HERCULES

HERCULES Her "cu *les, n.

 

1. (Gr. Myth. )

 

Defn: A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or "labors."

 

2. (Astron.)

 

Defn: A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. Hercules' beetle (Zoöl.), any species of Dynastes, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. D. hercules of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. -- Hercules' club. (Bot. ) (a ) An ornamental tree of the West Indies (Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis ), of the same genus with the prickly ash. (b ) A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris ). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c ) The Angelica tree. See under Angelica. -- Hercules powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Herculean

Her cu le an |ˌhərkyəˈlēən, hərˈkyo͞olēən ˈˌhərkjəˈˌliən | ▶adjective requiring great strength or effort: a Herculean task. • (of a person ) muscular and strong. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to Hercules ’): from Latin Herculeus ‘Hercules ’ + -an .

 

Hercules

Her cu les |ˈhərkyəˌlēz ˈhərkjəliz | 1 Greek & Roman Mythology a hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks or “labors ” imposed on him and who after death was ranked among the gods. Greek name Heracles. • (as noun a Hercules ) a man of exceptional strength or size. 2 Astronomy a large northern constellation, said to represent the kneeling figure of Hercules. It contains the brightest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere, but no bright stars. • (as genitive Herculis |ˈhərkyəlis |) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Delta Herculis. ORIGIN Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs.

 

Hercules beetle

Her cu les bee tle ▶noun a large tropical American rhinoceros beetle, the male of which has two long curved horns extending from the head and one from the thorax. [Genus Dynastes, family Scarabaeidae: several species, including the eastern Hercules beetle (D. tityus ) of the southeastern US. ]

 

Hercules-club

Her cu les-club ▶noun either of two tall prickly shrubs or small trees of the US. [● the southern prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, family Rutaceae ), a tree of the rue family with knobby, corky protrusions on its trunk. ● the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa, family Araliaceae ), a tree of the ginseng family, with large leaves and black berries. Also called angelica tree . ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

Herculean

Herculean |ˌhəːkjʊˈliːən, həːˈkjuːlɪən | ▶adjective requiring great strength or effort: a Herculean task. • (of a person ) muscular and strong. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to Hercules ’): from Latin Herculeus ‘Hercules ’ + -an .

 

Hercules

Hercules |ˈhəːkjʊliːz | 1 Greek & Roman Mythology a hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks or ‘labours ’ imposed on him and who after death was ranked among the gods. • (as noun a Hercules ) a man of exceptional strength or size. 2 Astronomy a large northern constellation, said to represent the kneeling figure of Hercules. It contains the brightest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere, but no bright stars. ORIGIN Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs.

 

Hercules beetle

Her |cu ¦les bee ¦tle ▶noun a very large tropical American rhinoceros beetle, the male of which has two long curved horns extending from the head and one from the thorax. ●Dynastes hercules, family Scarabaeidae.

 

Hercules' club

Hercules' club ▶noun either of two tall prickly shrubs or small trees of the US: ● the southern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, family Rutaceae ). ● another term for devil's walking stick .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

Herculean

Herculean adjective 1 a Herculean task: arduous, grueling, laborious, back-breaking, onerous, strenuous, difficult, formidable, hard, tough, huge, massive, uphill; demanding, exhausting, taxing; archaic toilsome. ANTONYMS easy. 2 his Herculean build: strong, muscular, muscly, powerful, robust, solid, strapping, brawny, burly; informal hunky, beefy, hulking. ANTONYMS puny.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

Herculean

Herculean adjective 1 a Herculean task: arduous, gruelling, laborious, back-breaking, onerous, strenuous, difficult, formidable, burdensome, hard, tough, huge, heavy, massive, uphill, Sisyphean; demanding, exhausting, taxing, exacting, wearying, wearisome, fatiguing; informal killing; Brit. informal knackering; archaic toilsome. ANTONYMS easy. 2 he was a man of Herculean build: strong, muscular, muscly, powerful, sturdy, robust, solid, well built, powerfully built, solidly built, strapping, brawny, burly, broad-shouldered, as strong as an ox, as strong as a horse, as strong as a lion; informal hunky, beefy, hulking; literary stalwart, thewy, stark. ANTONYMS puny.

 

French Dictionary

hercule

hercule n. m. nom masculin figuré Homme très fort. : Il est bâti en hercule. SYNONYME colosse . Note Technique Ce nom est celui du dieu romain Hercule, qui symbolise la force physique, l ’endurance. Le nom s ’écrit avec une minuscule lorsqu ’il ne désigne pas le dieu romain.

 

herculéen

herculéen , enne adj. adjectif Digne d ’Hercule. : Une force herculéenne.

 

Spanish Dictionary

hercúleo, -lea

hercúleo, -lea adjetivo 1 De Hércules (héroe mitológico ) o relacionado con él .2 Que es propio de Hércules o digno de él :fuerza hercúlea; tarea hercúlea .3 [persona ] Que tiene una fuerza extraordinaria :un atleta hercúleo .

 

hércules

hércules nombre masculino Hombre que tiene mucha fuerza .ETIMOLOGÍA De Hércules, semidiós mitológico caracterizado por su fuerza .El plural es hércules .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

herculean

her cu le an /hə̀ː r kjəlíːən , ｟英 ｠həːkjúːliən /形容詞 ｟文 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で; 時にH -〗大力 [努力 ]を要する, 至難の, 手ごわい 〈仕事など 〉▸ a herculean task 至難の仕事

 

Hercules

Her cu les /hə́ː r kjəlìːz /名詞 1 〘ギ神 ロ神 〙ヘラクレス 〘Zeus [Jupiter ]の息子で怪力の英雄; ギリシャ語名Heracles 〙.2 C 〖時にh -〗怪力の大男 .3 〘天 〙ヘラクレス座 .the P ì llars of H é rcules 1 ヘラクレスの柱 〘Gibraltar海峡東端の両岸の岩; ヘラクレスが引き裂いてできたといわれる 〙.2 極限 .