welkin

n. 苍穹, 天空

发音

UK /ˈwɛlkɪn/
其它
US /ˈwɛlkən/

词形变化

welkins 复数 welkins

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

    苍穹

    天穹

  2. 2.

    The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.

  3. 3.

    The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.

    宗教

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

heavens sphere firmament celestial sphere empyrean

上位词 1

surface

部分词 5

zodiac apex zenith nadir solar apex

相关短语

make the welkin ring makes the welkin ring making the welkin ring made the welkin ring

词源

Inherited from Middle English welken, wolken (“weather; heavens; earlier cloud”), from Old English wolcnu (“sky, heavens”), plural form of wolcn (“cloud”), from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (“cloud”), from Proto-Germanic *wulkną (“cloud”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥ɡ-no-m, from *welg- (“damp; wet”). Cognate with Dutch wolk (“cloud”), German Wolke (“cloud”).

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