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单词 venusian
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Venusiann.adj.2

Brit. /vᵻˈnjuːzɪən/, /vᵻˈnjuːsɪən/, U.S. /vəˈn(j)usiən/, /vəˈn(j)uʃ(i)ən/
Etymology: < Venus n.1 II. + -ian suffix.
A. n.
1. Science Fiction. A supposed inhabitant of the planet Venus; also, the language spoken by such a being.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [noun] > Venus > inhabitant of
Venusian1874
the mind > language > a language > [noun] > ideal, imagined, or literary languages
ideal language?1705
Bongo Bongo1953
Venusian1972
1874 A. Blair Ann. 29th Cent. III. iii. 56 I suspected from the circumstances the frames of the Venusians were so constituted that sustenance was superfluous.
1897 J. Munro Trip to Venus ix. 173 ‘The good of it?’ rejoined the Venusian; ‘it is beautiful, and gives us pleasure.’
1927 Spectator 24 Dec. 1127/1 It is the Venusians who record the Last Judgment.
1955 W. Girvan Flying Saucers i. 15 I do not think it is because of a desire that I should be visited by Martians or Venusians.
1972 P. Moore Can you speak Venusian? xvi. 167 He is fluent in Venusian, Plutonian and Krügerian.
1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 May 36/4 There are several stories which insist on the..general nastiness of human beings, who thus take on the..role which used to be assigned to Martians and Venusians and the like in Fifties science fiction.
2. Astrology. A person born under the sign of Venus and thus supposedly subject to the influence of the planet. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [noun] > Venus > person born under
Venusiana1963
a1963 L. MacNeice Astrol. (1964) ii. 55 But the sensuality of the Kalendar Venusians is not of the violent ‘dark god’ type.
B. adj.2
1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the planet Venus or its supposed inhabitants.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [adjective] > Venus
venerial1683
Venusian1874
Cytherean1885
1874 A. Blair Ann. 29th Cent. III. iii. 58 At the first glimpse I received of Venusian waters, my admiration was taken by storm.
1874 A. Blair Ann. 29th Cent. III. iii. 58 I now commenced the acquisition of the Venusian language.
1934 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 2 4 It cannot be over-emphasised that Venusian life cannot be other than Venusian.
1956 C. D. Simak Time & Again ix. 42 Earth news..was followed by Martian news, by Venusian news, by the column from the asteroids.
1968 Times 12 Oct. 18/6 Further reason for doubting the radius of Venus..has emerged from a computer simulation of the Venusian atmosphere.
1982 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman 28 Feb. a–17/1 The first [space probe]..is expected to drop through thick Venusian clouds.
2. Astrology. Designating or pertaining to the movement or influence of the planet Venus. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [adjective] > Venus > movement or influence of
Venusian1913
1913 ‘Sepharial’ Kabala of Numbers II. xii. 189 Suppose.. that a child is born when the influence of Venus is predominant, and the local mode of etheric vibration is what may be termed Venusian.
1924 C. E. O. Carter Conc. Encycl. Psychol. Astrol. 30 Attractiveness is an essentially Venusian quality.
1924 C. E. O. Carter Conc. Encycl. Psychol. Astrol. 81 In the horoscopes of poets and painters we see the faculty of artistic imagination denoted by the mixture of Lunar, Mercurial, and Venusian action.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

Venusianadj.1

Brit. /vᵻˈnjuːzɪən/, /vᵻˈnjuːsɪən/, U.S. /vəˈn(j)usiən/, /vəˈn(j)uʃ(i)ən/
Etymology: < Latin Venusia (see below) + -an suffix.
rare.
Of or pertaining to Venusia, an ancient town in southern Italy, and birthplace of the poet Horace; hence used allusively.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Italy > ancient cities or towns
Venusian1616
Pompeian1662
Cumaean1731
Herculanean1780
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [adjective] > specific poets > Horace
Venusian1616
Horatian1750
1616 B. Jonson Poëtaster (rev. ed.) iii. v, in Wks. I. 310 And to his steps my Genius inclines, Lucanian, or Apulian, I not whether; For the Venusian colonie plowes either.
1875 F. Arnold Our Bishops & Deans I. v. 289 But the Venusian adage is true how the generous wine evermore retains the early flavour which was accidentally imparted to it.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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