dae·dal /ˈdidḷ/
(a.)巧妙的,錯綜複雜的,千變萬化的
Dæ·dal Dæ·dal·ian, a.
1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious.
Our bodies decked in our dædalian arms. --Chapman.
The dædal hand of Nature. --J. Philips.
The doth the dædal earth throw forth to thee,
Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. --Spenser.
2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.]
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daedal
adj : complex and ingenious in design or function; "the daedal
hand of nature"
n : (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the
Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned
wings for himself and his sone Icarus [syn: Daedalus]