单词 | beatific |
释义 | beatific From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbeatificbea‧tif‧ic /ˌbiːəˈtɪfɪk◂/ adjectiveALCALMa beatific look, smile etc shows great peace and happiness —beatifically /-kli/ adverbExamples from the Corpusbeatific• She had an almost beatific expression on her pretty face.• The corridor walls are covered in photographs; barrel-bellied women with scrunched-up faces strain to deliver, post-birth beatific smiles radiate satisfaction.• They have facts, figures, glossy brochures, glossy lawyers and beatific smiles.• Black smokers, they were called, for not far away lay a beatific version of these vents.• Short of the beatific vision, to what can theological exploration point?Origin beatific (1600-1700) Latin beatificus “making happy”, from beatus “blessed, happy” |
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