trident

Definitions

tri- (three) + dent (tooth) = "three-toothed." The Romans named the sea god's fishing spear tridens for its three sharp prongs — three teeth biting into the waves. The image survives in the UK's Trident missile and Maserati's three-pronged badge.

Common Collocations

• 1.wield a trident挥舞三叉戟
• 2.Poseidon's trident波塞冬的三叉戟
• 3.trident symbol三叉戟符号
• 4.three-pronged trident三股的三叉戟

Example Sentences

• 1.

  In the painting, Poseidon rises from the sea holding a golden trident.

• 2.

  The statue's trident had three sharp prongs pointing skyward.

• 3.

  Fishermen once used a trident to spear large fish in shallow water.