demigod

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛmiɡɒd/    美 /ˈdɛmiɡɑd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
  2. Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.
    — "Ah! he is one of your idols, I suppose," said Lord Norbourne, with a slight approach to a sneer. "Youth is prone to admire; but it is odd how, in a few years, we discover the defects of our demigods...

词形变化

demigods plural demi-god alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Demigod demigodhood demigodly

词源

From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.
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