piacular

a. 赎罪的, 补过的, 有罪的, 邪恶的

词形变化

more piacular 比较级 most piacular 最高级

别名

piaculous

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Requiring atonement or reparation: wicked, sinful, bad.

    And while we think it ſo piaculous, to go beyond the Ancients; we muſt neceſſarily come ſhort of genuine Antiquity, Truth; unleſs we ſuppoſe them to have reach'd perfection of Knowlege in ſpight of their own acknowledgments of Ignorance.

  2. 2.

    Expiatory; serving to atone.

词源

Early 17th century, from French piaculaire, from Latin piacularis, derived from piaculum, from piō (“to appease, purify, expiate”) +-culum (instrumental suffix).

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