| 单词 | fire sign |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire sign fire sign n. Astrology any of the three signs of the zodiac, Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius, associated with the element fire (see sense A. 1b(a)); (also) a person born under one of these signs. [Quot. 1495 may instead show a use of fiery adj.] ΚΠ 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) viii. ix. sig. tvii/1 And soo they ben ordeyned in foure partes of heuen. For in the Eest partye ben the fyre sygnes [a1398 BL Add. fyry signes, L. ignea]. Aries Leo Sagittarius. 1554 F. van Brunswick tr. A. de Montulmo Ryghte Excellente Treat. Astron. sig. Kvii A faire hotte daie, because of the corporal coniunccion of Sol and Mercurius in the fier signe of Leo. 1757 S. Pearse Coelestial Diary (ed. 39) As the Conjunction of the Sun and Jupiter, or Mars, (when both in the Fire Sign) brings with it greater Heat, than if one were in a cold Sign, and the other in a hot. 1892 Lucifer 15 June 286 Thus Aries which is a ‘fire’ sign, is polarized by Libra which is an ‘air’ sign. 1982 C. Rose Astrol. Counselling vi. 78 The Fire signs follow an impromptu and unrehearsed development, one that is based on conjecture, in which we open ourselves to the possibility of things to come. 2005 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 13 Feb. i. 19/5 She told women that if they were in love with a man born under one of the fire signs—Leo, Aries and Sagittarius—they would never be bored. < as lemmas |
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