单词 | demigoddess |
释义 | demi- /dem-i-/combining formDenoting half or half-sized ORIGIN: Fr demi, from L dīmidium, from di- apart, and medius the middle demˈi-bastˈion noun (fortification) A kind of half-bastion, consisting of one face and one flank demˈi-cannˈon noun (Shakespeare; historical) An old kind of gun which threw a ball weighing from 30 to 36lb demi-caractère /də-mē-kar-ək-tār/ noun (Fr, half-character) in ballet, a character dance that uses the classical technique (also adjective) demˈi-culˈverin noun (historical) An old kind of cannon which threw a shot of 9 or 10lb demi-deˈify transitive verb
demˈi-devˈil noun A half-devil demˈi-disˈtance noun (fortification) The distance between the outward polygons and the flank demˈi-dīˈtone noun (music) A minor third demˈigod or demˈigoddess noun
demˈi-gorge noun (fortification) The part of the polygon remaining after the flank is raised, going from the curtain to the angle of the polygon demˈi-lance noun (historical)
demˈilune /-loon/ noun (fortification)
demi-mondaine /-enˈ/ noun A woman member of the demi-monde (also adjective) demi-monde /demˈi-mond, də-mē-mɔ̃d/ noun
demi-pension /də-mē-pã-syɔ̃/ noun (Fr, boarding house) the provision of bed, breakfast and one other meal, in hotels, etc, half board demipique /demˈi-pēk/ adjective (of an 18c war-saddle) having a lower peak than usual (also noun) demˈirep noun (for demi-reputable; old) A person, esp a woman, of dubious reputation demirepˈdom noun demisemiquaver /dem-i-semˈi-kwā-vər/ noun (music) A note equal in time to half of a semiquaver demˈi-volt or -volte noun A half-turn of a horse, the forelegs being raised in the air demˈi-wolf noun (Shakespeare) A half-wolf, the offspring of a dog and a wolf |
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