英语词汇“Faustian”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

Faustian

释义

Faustian, a.|ˈfaʊstɪən|
[-ian.]
Of or pertaining to Johann Faust (in Latinized form Johannes Faustus), a wandering astrologer and necromancer who lived in Germany c 1488–1541 and was reputed to have sold his soul to the Devil: later, the hero of dramas by Marlowe and Goethe. Also absol.
1876Gentl. Mag. XVI. 211 The sombre Faustian grandeur of this piece.1931Times Lit. Suppl. 21 May 404/4 The Faustian idea of eternal striving.1941Amer. Speech XVI. 178 Man is seen to characterize himself as the Faustian, with his soul constantly aspiring upward, the higher the better.1943Scrutiny XI. 270 The combination of the Faustian urge and faith in progress with outstanding intellectual ability explains the respect..felt for Bacon.1958J. Carew Wild Coast vii. 100 The world of..the written word, the Faustian conflict.1964S. Bellow Herzog 234, I would never grasp the Christian and Faustian world idea.

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