单词 | hieratic |
释义 | hi·er·at·ic (hī′ə-rătĭk, hī-răt-) adj. 1. Of or associated with sacred persons or offices; sacerdotal. 2. Constituting or relating to a simplified cursive style of Egyptian hieroglyphics, used in both sacred and secular writings. 3. Extremely formal or stylized, as in a work of art. [Latin hierāticus, from Greek hierātikos, from hierāteia, priesthood, from hierāsthai, to be a priest, from hiereus, priest, from hieros, holy; see eis- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] hi′er·ati·cal·ly adv. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含135693条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。