单词 | mirabilis annus |
释义 | † mirabilis annusn. Obsolete. rare. A year of extraordinary events, esp. when regarded as omens or portents. Cf. annus mirabilis n. ΚΠ 1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 93 Why then should we misdoubt but that even this surmised Mirabilis Annus will also passe as other yeeres have done heretofore? 1629 J. Davenport Royall Edict Mil. Exercises 25 That Mirabilis annus, in 88. when the prayers of Gods people preuailed to raise the winds, which scattered that inuincible Armado. 1661 (title) Ενιαυτος τεραστιος: mirabilis annus, or, the year of prodigies and wonders. 1853 Knickerbocker July 88 The vegetation is so rich, the crops are so far advanced, and the prospect is so promising, that we might with justice call this a mirabilis annus. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < |
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