ae·o·lian /iˈoliən, iˈoljən/
 (a.)風神Aeolus的,Aeolis的,伊歐里斯人的


 Æ·o·li·an a.
 1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.
 2. Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; aërial.
    Viewless forms the æolian organ play.   --Campbell.
 Æolian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. --Moore.
 Æolian harp, Æolian lyre, a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. --Moore.
 Æolian mode Mus., one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.

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 aeolian
      adj 1: relating to or caused by wind
      2: of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds
      n : a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric
          Greeks [syn: Eolian]