- 1三叉戟（希臘、羅馬神話中海神所持的三叉長矛）
A trident is a spear-like weapon with three sharp points at the end instead of one. In Greek and Roman myths, the sea god (Poseidon, or Neptune to the Romans) carries a golden trident and uses it to control the ocean and the . Today the word is also used more loosely for anything three-pronged that looks like this weapon, and it shows up as a name or symbol for military missiles, sports teams, and car logos.
From the word’s history
From Latin tridēns: tri- 'three' + dēns 'tooth'.
源自拉丁文 tridēns：tri-「三」加 dēns「牙齒」，三齒叉。
組成'Tri-' (three) plus '-dent,' from Latin 'dens/dentis,' tooth. Together: 'three teeth,' describing its three sharp points.
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Tridentname
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The nuclear weapon that is the nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom
tridentnoun/ˈtɹaɪ̯dənt/
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A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.
- Poseidon's trident
- I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned "first" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, as it was embellished with the North Western conception of Britannia, complete with trident.
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geometrymathematicssciencesA curve of third order of the form
- xy+ax³+bx²+cx=d,
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