单词 | jupiter |
释义 | Jupitern. 1. a. The supreme deity of the ancient Romans, corresponding to the Greek Zeus; the ruler of gods and men, and the god of the heavens, whose weapon was the thunderbolt. Also in exclamations (cf. Jove n.), but chiefly in literary use. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Jupiter Jupiterc1275 Jovec1374 thundererc1374 altitonant?1578 lightener1598 thunder-darter1605 thunder-bearer1608 Saturnian1611 fulminator1613 thunder-mastera1616 fly-way-driver1658 Jupiter Pluvius1864 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6939 We habbeð godes gode..þe feorðe hæhte Iupiter [c1300 Otho hatte Iubiter] of alle þinge he is whar. 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 656 Minerua..was engendred wiþ gin of iubiterus hede. c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 183 (232) By þe goddesse Mynerue And Iuppiter þat maketh þe þonder rynge..ye be the womman..That I best loue. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. iv. 1 O Iupiter, how merry are my spirits? View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. iv. 121, 122 Iach. By Iupiter, I had it from her Arme. Post. Hearke you, he sweares: by Iupiter he sweares. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 499 [Adam] Smil'd with superior Love, as Jupiter On Juno smiles. View more context for this quotation 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 253 Gods and goddesses discarded long..Are bringing into vogue their heathen train, And Jupiter bids fair to rule again. a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 353 By Jupiter! you said that I am fair. b. Jupiter Pluvius n. Jupiter as the dispenser of rain; hence used trivially in reference to a fall or storm of rain. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Jupiter Jupiterc1275 Jovec1374 thundererc1374 altitonant?1578 lightener1598 thunder-darter1605 thunder-bearer1608 Saturnian1611 fulminator1613 thunder-mastera1616 fly-way-driver1658 Jupiter Pluvius1864 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > supposed outpourer of rain Jupiter Pluvius1864 1864 G. A. Sala Quite Alone I. ii. 39 ‘Take my advice, and..borrow somebody else's umbrella.’.. ‘Are you, too, ready for the wrath of Jupiter Pluvius?’ 1874 G. H. West Rugby Union Football Ann. 62 But ‘Jupiter Pluvius’ and the Fates were against it. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 570 It cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius. 2. a. Astronomy. The largest of the planets in the solar system, revolving in an orbit lying between those of Mars and Saturn. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > superior planet > [noun] > Jupiter Jupiterc1290 Jovec1374 phaeton1631 proto-Jupiter1950 c1290 St. Michael 420 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 311 Saturnus is al a-boue, and Iupiter seth þe next. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xii. 319 Iubiter is a goodly planete hote and moyste. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 42 Nyxt saturne standis the spere & hauyn of Iupiter. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Jupiter appears almost as large as Venus, but is not altogether so bright. 1854 D. Brewster More Worlds ii. 25 Jupiter, a world of huge magnitude, 1320 times greater in bulk than our Earth. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > tin > [noun] tinc897 Jupiterc1386 Jove1599 white lead1601 stannum1783 c1386 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Prol. & Tale 275 Sol gold is..Saturnus leed and Iuppiter [v.r. Iupiter, Iubiter] is tyn. a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 8 If it falle vpon a plate of venus or Iubiter, into þis watir, it turneþ hem into lijknes of peerl. 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. xiv. 741/2 Drink with Filings of Jupiter, or Tin. 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 49 The Alchymists..bestowed on the seven Metals..the names of the seven Planets of the Ancients... Thus Gold was called Sol, Silver Luna, Copper Venus, Tin Jupiter, Lead Saturn, Iron Mars, and Quick-silver Mercury. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic tincture > [noun] > colour > blue azurea1330 Jove1562 periwinkle1562 sapphire1562 Jupiter1572 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 58v The fielde is parted per fesse, Iupiter and Saturne, a goate saliant, of the moone. 1725 J. Coats New Dict. Heraldry (rev. ed.) Jupiter, has been by such Heralds as have thought fit to blazon the Arms of Princes by Planets instead of Metals and Colours, apply'd to stand in the Place of Azure. 1766 M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry (1787) iii. 21 Azure..Its Precious Stone is Sapphire, and the Planet Jupiter. d. Palmistry. (See quot.) ΚΠ 1888 K. St. Hill Gram. Palmistry (1890) 19 First Finger. Called finger of Jupiter. 1888 K. St. Hill Gram. Palmistry (1890) 24 A good Mount of Jupiter [at the base of the forefinger] will always show a great mind. Compounds In names of plants, as See also Jupiter's beard n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > phlomis sage mullein1562 mullein1578 sage of Jerusalem1578 French sage1597 Jupiter's distaff1597 phlome1715 Jerusalem sage1736 sage tree1736 Phlomis1754 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 627 Colus Iouis. Iupiters distaffe. 1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden xxiii. 48 Yellow Clary, or Jupiters Distaffe is hot and drying. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Jupiter's Distaffe, a kind of Clary with a Yellow flower; it is otherwise called Mullein. Jupiter's eye n. Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > houseleek sinfulleOE fulleOE homeworteOE sengreenc1000 houseleeka1400 jubarbc1450 ay-green1562 sempervivum1591 imbreke1597 Jupiter's eye1597 sea-green1601 sempervive1625 semper-vivens1672 house-green1688 cyphel1691 fouat1822 bullock's eye1861 Jupiter's beard1861 thunder-plant1866 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 412 Housleeke, and Sengreene..of some [called] Iupiters eie. 1861 P. Lankester Wild Flowers 57 House-leek..is frequently called Jupiter's Eye, Bullock's Eye, or Jupiter's Beard. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > columbine columbinea1350 cocksfoota1425 hawk's-foota1500 ancoly1561 culverwort1597 aquilegia1599 Jupiter's flower1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 92 The summer floures, to wit, Lychnis, Iupiters flower or Columbine, and a second kind of Lilly. Jupiter's nut n. rendering of Latin jūglans (= Jovis glans), walnut. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > walnut walnutc1050 French nut?a1200 walsh-nut1368 bannuta1500 French walnut1639 Madeira nut1791 Jupiter's nut1866 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 640/1 In the golden age..the gods lived upon Walnuts, and hence the name Juglans, Jovis glans, or Jupiter's nuts. Jupiter's staff n. name for Mullein, Verbascum thapsus, from its tall upright stem. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Scrophulariaceae (figwort and allies) > [noun] > mullein feltwortc1000 verbascumOE Thapsusa1400 mullein?a1425 hag taper1526 high-taper1526 tapsebarbe1526 lungwort1538 torch1552 moth mullein1578 wolleyn1578 woollen1578 hedge-taper1579 wool-blade1585 bullock's lungwort1597 candlewick mullein1597 mullet1597 torch-herb1598 taperwort1601 torchwort1647 Jupiter's staff1664 cow's lungwort1777 shepherd's club1790 woollens1800 flannel-leaf1821 Adam's flannel1828 flannel-plant1849 king's taper1858 torch-blade1861 velvet-dock1863 Jacob's staff1879 shepherd's staff1882 wool-plant1883 shepherd's gourd1896 1664 R. Turner Βοτανολογία 216 Jupiters Staff. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1275 |
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