tartareous

形容词 adj.
/tɑːˈtɛəɹi.əs/    /tɑɹˈtɛɹi.əs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.
    — His brooding wings the Spirit of God outspread, / And vital virtue infused and vital warmth, / Throughout the fluid mass, but downward purged / The black, tartareous, cold, infernal, dregs / Adverse to life: then founded, then conglobed / Like things to like.
  2. Having a rough, crumbly surface.
    — Many lichens are tartareous.
  3. Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.
    — His brooding wings the Spirit of God outspread, / And vital virtue infused and vital warmth, / Throughout the fluid mass, but downward purged / The black, tartareous, cold, infernal, dregs / Adverse to life: then founded, then conglobed / Like things to like.

词形变化

more tartareous comparative most tartareous superlative

词源

From tartar + -eous, compare tartarous.
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