heavenly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
/ˈhɛvənli/    /ˈhɛvənli/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods.
    — Heavenly Father, I come to You as Your child, kicking and screaming.
  2. Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
    — The other heavenly bodies are primarily controlled by the attractive force of the Sun.
  3. Strongly or sublimely good, beautiful, or pleasurable. figuratively
    — Oh, that's absolutely heavenly. Gimme some more.
副词 adv.
  1. In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
    — by night [she] saw that God in her armes, saying moreover unto her, that the next day, the first man she met withall, should heavenly pay her her wages.
  2. To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
    — Then, we taste the refried beans and the rice, and they are so heavenly delicious.

词形变化

heavenlier comparative more heavenly comparative heavenliest superlative most heavenly superlative Heavenly alternative more heavenly comparative most heavenly superlative Heavenly alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial, chaste”), equivalent to heaven + -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon himillīk (“heavenly”), Middle Dutch himellec, hemellijc (“heavenly”), Middle High German himmellich (“heavenly”).
词源 2
From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial, chaste”), equivalent to heaven + -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon himillīk (“heavenly”), Middle Dutch himellec, hemellijc (“heavenly”), Middle High German himmellich (“heavenly”).
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