(Gr. myth.) monster,half man,half bull,born from the intercourse of Queen Pasiphae of Creteand confined in the labyrinth of King Minos 弥诺陶，被克里特王迈诺斯关在迷宫中的半人半牛怪。 △1H.VI.5.3.187(188): “Thou mayst not wander in that labyrinth:/There Minotaurs and ugly treason lurk.” 你不要在那迷宫里游荡了：在那里面隐藏着牛头人身怪和丑恶的阴谋。