| 单词 | angel |
| 释义 | angel n. 1. a an attendant or messenger of God. b a conventional representation of this in human form with wings. c an attendant spirit (evil angel; guardian angel). d a member of the lowest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy (see ORDER). 2. a a very virtuous person. b an obliging person (be an angel and answer the door). 3. an old English coin bearing the figure of the archangel Michael piercing the dragon. 4. sl. a financial backer of an enterprise, esp. in the theatre. 5. an unexplained radar echo. Phrases and idioms angel cake a very light sponge cake. angel-fish any of various fish, esp. Pterophyllum scalare, with large dorsal and ventral fins. angel-shark = MONKFISH 2. angels-on-horseback a savoury of oysters wrapped in slices of bacon. Etymology: ME f. OF angele f. eccl.L angelus f. Gk aggelos messenger |
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