Manichaean

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A follower of Manichaeism.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to Manichaeism. not-comparable
    — Through them passed not only the traders of the Silk Route[…] but also lone Buddhist monks carrying precious cargoes of scrolls in their backpacks, white-robed Manichean sages from Iran and austere Nestorian clerics who founded Christian monasteries even in remote Tibet.
  2. Of or concerning a Manichaean. not-comparable
  3. Of or relating to a worldview of distinct good and evil, especially to the exclusion of other possible categories. broadly,not-comparable
    — Detractors of Mr. Nixon will decry the book's [1999: Victory Without War] obsession with potency and winning[…] as well as with a Manichaean view of a world that he sees as divided between the bad Soviet Union and the good United States.
  4. Using light and dark to represent good and evil. broadly,not-comparable

词形变化

Manichaeans plural Manichean alternative Manichæan alternative,archaic Manichee alternative,dated Manichean alternative Manichæan alternative,archaic Manichee alternative,dated

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English Manichaeus
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Manichaean
From Manichaeus + -an.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English Manichaeus
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Manichaean
From Manichaeus + -an.
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