| 单词 | seraphic |
| 释义 | seraphic (once / 10198 pages) adj Something that's seraphic resembles an angel. A seraphic smile is sweet and angelic. The adjective seraphic means "like a seraph," or similar to a high-ranking angel. People with gentle, innocent faces are often said to be seraphic, and any kind of dreamy music or art can be described the same way. The word dates from the 17th century, from the Church Latin seraphicus, originally from the Hebrew seraphim, which is thought to mean "the burning one," as seraphs were traditionally "flaming" angels. WORD FAMILYseraphic: seraphically+/seraph: seraphic, seraphical, seraphim, seraphs USAGE EXAMPLESThere are rapidly percussive or explosive jumps, footwork whose meters take arithmetic into pure form, facial expressions in which demonic glares melt into seraphic benignity. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) She had a seraphic smile on her face. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) Backpackers, beach bums, drifters and seraphic Rastafarians mingle with mystified tourists, film producers and government ministers in a littoral detonation of cultural excitement. The Guardian(Jun 04, 2016) 1adj having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub looking so seraphic when he slept Syn angelic, angelical, cherubic, sweet lovable, loveable having characteristics that attract love or affection 2adj of or relating to an angel of the first order he imagined a seraphic presence in the room Syn seraphical |
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