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单词 chthonic
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chtho•ni•an  (thōnē ən),USA pronunciation adj. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologyof or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.
Also, chthon•ic (thonik).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek chthóni(os) (chthon-, stem of chthó̄n earth + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix) + -an; akin to Latin humus earth (see humus)
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chthonian /ˈθəʊnɪən/, chthonic /ˈθɒnɪk/ adj
  1. of or relating to the underworld
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek khthonios in or under the earth, from khthōn earth
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