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单词 jovian
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Jovianadj.n.

Brit. /ˈdʒəʊvɪən/, U.S. /ˈdʒoʊviən/
Etymology: < Latin Jovis Jove n. + -an suffix: compare Latin Joviānus as a personal name, and obsolete French jovien (Palsgrave).
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).
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