单词 | jovian |
释义 | Jovianadj.n. A. adj. 1. Of, belonging to, of the nature of Jove; Jove-like. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Jupiter Jovian1530 thunder-darting1602 jovial1604 altitonant1656 thunder-bearing1661 all-protecting1768 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 316/2 Jovyen of the nature of Jupiter, Jouien. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. iii. sig. D2 Nay, shall a trencher slaue..magnificate Lewd Iouian lust? 1856 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay V. 126 A splendid pluralist..would never stoop from his Jovian attitude. 1893 Times 5 Jan. 13/6 With Jovian recklessness he played with the artificial lightning which he generated. 1894 E. Sullivan Woman 70 Helen..is the only woman to whom a Jovian parentage is allowed. 2. Of or belonging to the planet Jupiter. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > superior planet > [adjective] > Jupiter jovial1665 Jovian1799 1799 W. Jones Adams's Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. (ed. 2) IV. xliii. App. 203 The Jovian system... The motion of Jupiter's four moons or satellites. 1867 G. F. Chambers Descr. Astron. viii. 729 Shadow of a Jovian satellite. B. n. One who resembles or imitates Jove. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > others micklea1300 personagec1485 Triton1589 Jovian1598 gallimaufry1600 lords of creation1649 man of destiny1827 mugwump1828 man of the moment1837 history-maker1848 1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 79 Would damned Iouians, be of all men praised, And with high honors vnto heauen raised? Draft additions 1997 An (imagined) inhabitant of the planet Jupiter. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > superior planet > [noun] > Jupiter > inhabitant of Jovian1929 1929 S. Leslie Anglo-Catholic xv. 209 Mary and Julius emerged with the supreme British condescension of Jovians or Neptunians visiting a minor planet. 1943 R. Bradbury in Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb. 90/1 The blue-skinned Jovian..said nothing. 1953 A. C. Clarke in If May 15/1 We have never found any trace of what might be called a religion among the Jovians. 1976 Sci. Amer. May 108/2 They would make for Jovians the same changes of shape that the moon makes for us Terrestrials. 1987 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Jan. 76/1 Christian Wolff calculated that the height of Jovians must be 13819/ 1440 Paris feet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1530 |
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