n. worshipper of Bacchus.the god of wine;drunken reveller酒神(巴科斯)的崇拜者,酒神节的狂饮者。 △Mid. 5. 1. 48:“The riot of the tipsy Bacchanals,/Tearing the Thracian singer in their rage.”酒神女信徒酗酒闹事,把色雷斯的歌手撕得四分五裂。(指希腊神话中著名歌手奥耳甫斯Orpheus于其爱妻死后,不与妇女往来。因此,在酒神节时,祭酒神的妇女们于醉酒疯狂之中把他撕碎。)