"a beau," 1620s, from Greek Adonis, name of the youth beloved by Aphrodite, from Phoenician adon "lord," probably originally "ruler," from base a-d-n "to judge, rule." Adonai is the Hebrew cognate.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Rudolph, the Adonis of the silent films, had one great quality — to make women feel weak at the knees.