heavenly
英 ['hev(ə)nlɪ]
美['hɛvnli]
- adj. 天上的；神圣的；天国似的
- adv. 无比；极其
中文词源
heavenly 天国的，美好的
比喻用法。
英文词源
- heavenly (adj.)
- Old English heofonlic "celestial; chaste;" see heaven + -ly (1). Meaning "beautiful, divinely lovely" is late 14c., often (though not originally) with reference to the celestial "music of the spheres;" weakened sense of "excellent, enjoyable" is first recorded 1874. The heavenly bodies (stars, planets, etc.) attested from late 14c. Related: Heavenliness.
双语例句
- 1. The idea of spending two weeks with him may seem heavenly.
- 和他一起度过两周的想法听起来似乎十分美好。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Heavenly music swelled from nowhere.
- 不知从何处响起天籁般的音乐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. If you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- 如果你们饶恕他们的过失, 你们的天父也必将饶恕你们的过失.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. One heavenly body occults another.
- 一颗星掩盖着另一颗星.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. Newton proposed that heavenly and terrestrial motion could be unified with the idea of gravity.
- 牛顿提出天体和地球的运动可以用万有引力来解释。
来自柯林斯例句