heavenly的词源

英文词源

heavenly (adj.)

Old English heofonlic "celestial; chaste;" see heaven + -ly (1). Meaning "beautiful, pinely lovely" is late 14c., often (though not originally) with reference to the celestial "music of the spheres;" weakened sense of "excellent, enjoyable" is first recorded 1874. The heavenly bodies (stars, planets, etc.) attested from late 14c. Related: Heavenliness.

中文词源

heavenly：天国的，美好的

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