archangel

FREQ #19191

n. 天使长, 第八级天使

发音

其它 /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/

词形变化

archangels 复数 archangels

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

    大天使

    天使长

  2. 2.

    Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

garden angelica

上位词 3

angel angelica angelique

相关短语

Archangel tar Archangel tars

词源

From Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). By surface analysis, arch- + angel.

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