“semi-divine”的英英意思

单词 semi-divine
释义 ˌsemi-diˈvine, a.
[semi- 1.]
Half divine; that is a demigod.
1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 95 All whatsoeuer is..brought in by those outcasts of Moses, staine of Solon, and refuse of Licurgus, must be reputed for Metaphisicall, semie Diuine.1846Grote Greece i. iv. I. 110 Either the common god whom they worshipped, or some semi-divine being closely allied to him.1874L. Carr Jud. Gwynne I. vii. 226 The new governess was actually attempting to level sarcasm at the semi-divine head of her mistress.

 

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