firmament

FREQ #38483

n. 天空, 苍天

发音

UK /ˈfɜːməm(ə)nt/
US /ˈfɝməmənt/

词形变化

firmaments 复数 firmaments

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

    苍穹

    苍天

    昊天

    皓天

    穹苍

    穹宇

    天空

    霄汉

    比喻 文学 诗歌 不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    The field or sphere of an activity or interest.

    可数 不可数

    the international fashion firmament

  3. 3.

    In the geocentric Ptolemaic system, the eighth celestial sphere which carried the fixed stars; (countable, by extension) any celestial sphere.

    历史 不可数 天文 可数
  4. 4.

    The abode of God and the angels; heaven.

    不可数 可数
  5. 5.

    A piece of jewellery worn in a headdress with numerous gems resembling stars in the sky.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  6. 6.

    A basis or foundation; a support.

    可数 比喻 废旧 不可数
  7. 7.

    The act or process of making firm or strengthening.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

heavens sphere celestial sphere empyrean welkin

上位词 1

surface

部分词 5

zodiac apex zenith nadir solar apex

词源

From Middle English firmament, furmament (“heaven; sky”), from Old French firmament (“firmament”), or from its etymon Latin firmāmentum (“support; sky”), from firmāre (“to strengthen”) + -mentum (suffix indicating an instrument or medium, or the result of an action). Firmāre is the present active infinitive of firmō (“to make firm, strengthen”), from firmus (“firm, strong, stable”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold; to support”). The Latin word was used in the Vulgate version of the Bible to translate the Ancient Greek στερέωμα (steréōma, “foundation, framework; firmament”) in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), which in turn was used to translate the Hebrew רָקִיעַ (rāqī́aʿ, “celestial dome, vault of heaven”), from the root ר־ק־ע (r-q-`); in Classical Syriac the similar root ܪ ܩ ܥ (related to compacting) gave rise to ܪܩܝܥܐ (rəqīʿā, “compact; firm; firmament, heavens, sky; celestial sphere”).

来源：wiktionary