英语词汇“god's ape”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

God's ape n. †(a) a fool (obsolete); (b) a person who mimics God, chiefly in the proverb the devil is God's ape.

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a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) i. l. 906 How ofte hastow..seyd þat loues seruantz euerychone Of nycete ben verray goddes Apes.

1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados iv. Prol. 21 Ȝour trew suardis [bene] silly goddis apis.

1595 W. Covell Polimanteia sig. B1^v Now Satan desiring in this to bee Gods Ape, (thereby the better to abuse the world).

1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore sig. G2^v They that draw shapes, And liue by wicked faces, are but Gods Apes, They come but neere the life.

1607 S. Hieron Spirituall Sonne-ship in Wks. (1620) I. 360 The diuell is Gods ape, and seekes to counterfeit Him almost in euery thing.

1792 W. Huntington Forty Stripes save None for Satan Pref. p. iii Christian Reader, I think I may call Satan God's Ape.

1868 H. W. Longfellow John Endicott i. i. in New Eng. Trag. 12 Ye verify the adage That Satan is God's ape!

1958 C. S. Lewis Refl. on Psalms x. 106 That is why we call him God's Ape; he is always imitating God.

2007 S. Clark in A. Molho et al. Finding Europe iv. 120 The Christian devil was ‘God's ape’, constantly seeking to be honoured in ways that corresponded exactly but inversely with those of the true religion.

单词	god's ape
释义	> as lemmas God's ape God's ape n. †(a) a fool (obsolete); (b) a person who mimics God, chiefly in the proverb the devil is God's ape. ΚΠ a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) i. l. 906 How ofte hastow..seyd þat loues seruantz euerychone Of nycete ben verray goddes Apes. 1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados iv. Prol. 21 Ȝour trew suardis [bene] silly goddis apis. 1595 W. Covell Polimanteia sig. B1^v Now Satan desiring in this to bee Gods Ape, (thereby the better to abuse the world). 1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore sig. G2^v They that draw shapes, And liue by wicked faces, are but Gods Apes, They come but neere the life. 1607 S. Hieron Spirituall Sonne-ship in Wks. (1620) I. 360 The diuell is Gods ape, and seekes to counterfeit Him almost in euery thing. 1792 W. Huntington Forty Stripes save None for Satan Pref. p. iii Christian Reader, I think I may call Satan God's Ape. 1868 H. W. Longfellow John Endicott i. i. in New Eng. Trag. 12 Ye verify the adage That Satan is God's ape! 1958 C. S. Lewis Refl. on Psalms x. 106 That is why we call him God's Ape; he is always imitating God. 2007 S. Clark in A. Molho et al. Finding Europe iv. 120 The Christian devil was ‘God's ape’, constantly seeking to be honoured in ways that corresponded exactly but inversely with those of the true religion. extracted from godn.int. < as lemmas
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