单词 | pumpkinification |
释义 | pumpkinification/pʌm(p)ˌkɪnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun Transformation into a pumpkin; used especially with reference to the elevation to divine status of the Roman emperor Claudius. Hence allusively : extravagant or absurdly uncritical glorification; an instance of this. OriginMid 19th century. From pumpkin + -ification, after Hellenistic Greek ἀποκολοκύντωσις transformation into a pumpkin (from ancient Greek ἀπο- + κολοκύνθη pumpkin, of uncertain origin + -ωσις, after Hellenistic Greek ἀποθέωσις), the title of a travesty (ascribed to Seneca) of the apotheosis of the Roman emperor Claudius Caesar. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。