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单词 Ambrosian
释义

Ambrosian /am-brōˈz(h)ən or -z(h)yən/

adjective

Relating to St Ambrose, 4c bishop of Milan, to his liturgy, to the form of plainsong introduced by him, to various religious orders and to the public library at Milan (founded 1602–9 by Cardinal Federigo Borromeo) named in his honour

noun

A member of any of these orders

ambrosia /am-brōˈz(h)i-ə or -zhə/

noun
  1. The food (later, the drink) of the Greek gods, which conferred everlasting youth and beauty
  2. The anointing oil of the gods
  3. Any fragrant or delicious food or beverage
  4. Something sweet and pleasing
  5. Bee-bread
  6. Fungi cultivated for food by certain bark-beetles (ambrosia beetles) of the Scolytidae
  7. (with cap) a genus of Compositae, a common cause of hay fever, known in N America as ragweeds
ORIGIN: Gr ambrosiā, from ambrotos immortal, from a- (privative), and brotos (orig mortos) mortal; cf Sans amṛta immortal

ambrōˈsial adjective

  1. Fragrant
  2. Sweet
  3. Delicious
  4. Immortal
  5. Heavenly

ambrōsˈially adverb

ambrōˈsian adjective

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