单词 | cherub |
释义 | cherub[ cher-uhb ] / ˈtʃɛr əb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cherub ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural cher·ubs for 3, 4; cher·u·bim [cher-uh-bim, -yoo-bim] /ˈtʃɛr ə bɪm, -yʊ bɪm/ for 1, 2.a celestial being. Genesis 3:24; Ezekiel 1, 10. Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings. a beautiful or innocent person, especially a child. a person, especially a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face. Origin of cherubFirst recorded before 900; Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew kərūbh; replacing Middle English cherubin, Old English c(h)erubin, cerubim (all singular), from Latin cherūbim, from Greek, from Hebrew kərūbhīm (plural) OTHER WORDS FROM cherubche·ru·bic [chuh-roo-bik], /tʃəˈru bɪk/, che·ru·bi·cal, adjectivecher·ub·like, adjectiveWords nearby cherubcherrystone, cherry tomato, chersonese, chert, Chertsey, cherub, cherubfish, cherubic, Cherubicon, cherubim, Cherubini Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cherubBritish Dictionary definitions for cherubcherub / (ˈtʃɛrəb) / noun plural cherubs or cherubim (ˈtʃɛrəbɪm, -ʊbɪm)theol a member of the second order of angels, whose distinctive gift is knowledge, often represented as a winged child or winged head of a child an innocent or sweet child Derived forms of cherubcherubic (tʃəˈruːbɪk) or cherubical, adjectivecherubically, adverbWord Origin for cherubOld English, from Hebrew kěrūbh Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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