单词 | Greek |
释义 | Greek n. & adj. --n   1. a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a native or citizen of any of the ancient States of Greece; a member of the Greek people.   2. the Indo-European language of Greece. --adj of Greece or its people or language; Hellenic. Phrases and idioms Greek (or Greek Orthodox) Church the national Church of Greece (see also Orthodox Church). Greek cross a cross with four equal arms. Greek fire hist. a combustible composition for igniting enemy ships etc. Greek to me colloq. incomprehensible to me. Derivatives Greekness n. Etymology: OE Grecas (pl.) f. Gmc f. L Graecus Greek f. Gk Graikoi, the prehistoric name of the Hellenes (in Aristotle) |
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