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hellenic

/he-len-ik, -lee-nik/US // hɛˈlɛn ɪk, -ˈli nɪk //UK // (hɛˈlɛnɪk, -ˈliː-) //

地狱式的,地狱人,地狱式,地狱般的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great.Compare Hellenistic.
    • : Greek.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called Greek. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising a variety of ancient, medieval, and modern dialects and languages, all of them called Greek.
    • : Katharevusa.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Hellenic thought, with its dangerous conclusions, was restated by Pater because "Les fleurs du Mal" had paved the way.

  • Plato treats the claim of Ionian to rank among the Hellenic modes as somewhat doubtful (Laches, p. 188).

  • The ideas of the Hellenic mystery-religions may be found to throw light on the language of St. Paul.

  • This fact alone reveals manners absolutely foreign to Hellenic and Roman civilisation.

  • In their eyes, it was the Hellenic civilisation overthrowing the presumption of the Western barbarians.