the Roman god of love who is shown as a beautiful baby boy with wings, carrying a bow and arrow (罗马爱神)丘比特 Cupid had at last managed to lodge an arrow in his stony heart. 丘比特终于设法把一支箭射进了他铁石心肠的心脏。
- cupid[countable]
a picture or statue of a baby boy who looks like Cupid 似罗马爱神丘比特的画像(或雕塑) little cupids painted in the clouds on the ceiling 画在天花板云上的小丘比特
Word Originfrom Latin Cupido, personification of cupido ‘love, desire’, from cupere ‘to desire’.
Idioms
play Cupid
to try to start a romantic relationship between two people 扮演丘比特角色;牵线撮合 She played Cupid to her two best friends when she set them up on a date together. 当她安排她两个最好的朋友一起约会时,她扮演了他们的丘比特。