英:[ˌempaɪ'ri:əl]
美:[ˌɛmpaɪˈriəl, ɛmˈpɪriəl]
英:[ˌempaɪ'ri:əl]
美:[ˌɛmpaɪˈriəl, ɛmˈpɪriəl]
em·pyr·e·al
em paI ri al [or] ihm pi ri l
词根:empyrean
n.empyrean 最高天;苍天
Adjective
1. of or relating to the sky or heavens;
"the empyrean sphere"
2. inspiring awe;
"well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin
"empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso
"the sublime beauty of the night"
15世纪晚期,“指最高天堂的”来自中世纪拉丁语 empyreus,源自希腊语 empyros “火热的”,由 en(见 en-(2))和 pyr “火”(源自 PIE 词根 *paewr- “火”)的同化形式组成,再加上 -al(1)。早期作家将其与 imperial 混淆。
Late Latin empyrius, empyreus, from Late Greek empyrios, from Greek em- en- >entry 2 + pyr fire
The first known use of empyreal was in the 15th century
1 And Empyreal substance cannot fail.
赋有轻清的灵质,不能朽坏。
2 These correspond to the material, the etherial, and the empyreal worlds of Greek philosophy, and to the physical, astral, and mental planes of modern Theosophy.
3 For her the amaranth of the empyreal Heaven is as comfortless as the adamant of Hell.
4 By making themselves a heaven on earth, and thus preparing their spirits to breathe empyreal air when they have dropped the dust.
5 She has conjured up the Pharaonic funk and empyreal jazz of George Clinton and Sun Ra.
6 To the vast ocean of empyreal flame, From whence thy essence came, Dost thou thy flight pursue, when freed From matter's base uncumbering weed?
7 Gehenna is prepared for the devil and his angels, whereas the empyreal Heaven is made for the good angels.
8 And mine in his was wound and whirl’d About empyreal heights of thought, And came on that which is, and caught The deep pulsations of the world.”
9 God is within the human soul, not as a spark of empyreal fire, but as the voice of conscience, the spiritual monitor and comforter, the “Holy Spirit,”2061 prompting, guarding, consoling in life and death.
10 This latter had in the upper part of it the empyreal, or heaven of pure light.
11 Adam’s dream will do here, and seems to be a Conviction that Imagination and its empyreal reflection, is the same as human life and its spiritual repetition.
12 The portion of atmosphere above us was entirely free from the vapours which the lower strata always contain, and was truly the 'pure empyreal,' seldom seen by mortal eyes.
13 So home-bound sailors spring to shore, Two oceans safely past; So happy souls, when life is o'er, Plunge in this empyreal vast.
14 Against the everlasting stars, Against the old empyreal Right, They vainly wage their anarch wars, In vain they urge their fatuous light.
15 Their souls seemed to leave their bodies, blend together and soar into the empyreal spaces, the regions of infinite happiness; for them all other sentiments passed away, and nothing was felt but an unmitigated love.
16 It lived with Lee, and decked his brow From Fate's empyreal Palm: It sleeps the sleep of Jackson now-- As spotless and as calm.
17 Almost all of his employees had gone home for the evening, and the room glowed its serene empyreal blue and white against the rush-hour traffic outside.
18 To the vast ocean of empyreal flame From whence thy essence came Dost thou thy flight pursue, when freed From matter's base encumbering weed?
19 Up led by thee, Into the heaven of heavens I have presumed, An earthly guest, and drawn empyreal air, Thy tempering.
20 Mr Priestley gave it the name of dephlogisticated air, Mr Scheele called it empyreal air.
3 最高天
4 最高
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5 最高的
first top outside ultimate principal supreme monarch utmost paramount meridian maximal uppermost topmost upmost tops in chief most last end king maximum royal grand extreme imperial optimum sovereign crashing maxi superlative crowning flat-out unsurpassable aces topgallant altissimo top-dog
7 天空
uranic heavenly celestial skyey air sky heaven canopy ether firmament empyrean welkin upper regions ethereal lift cope sphere vault pavilion
9 穹苍
10 穹苍的