英语词汇“empyrean”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adjn 2adj

Use the word empyrean when you're talking about the heavens or the sky. You might describe the empyrean curve of the night sky, scattered with stars, particularly if you wanted to sound poetic.

The adjective empyrean, pronounced "em-PEER-ee-an," can describe a religious idea of heaven. It can also describe the sky itself, or something that is awe-inspiring, like the empyrean beauty of the Himalayas. The phrase the empyrean means "the heavens" or "the sky," or in Greek cosmology, the highest, fiery sphere of heaven, empyros in Greek, and the root of empyrean.

VOCABULARY SHOUT-OUT

Can You Guess Dictionary-Lover Drew Barrymore's Favorite Word?

We always love it when celebrities like Alicia Keys or Joseph Gordon Levitt talk about words. But talking about dictionaries? A banner day for us here at Vocabulary.com.

So we were thrilled to see an interview in Vulture yesterday in which actor, writer, producer, and model Drew Barrymore described how she "fell in love with the dictionary" and keeps a beloved collection of them in her home.Turns out, she's as into words as we are.

Here's what she said:

Vulture: What's the most unusual item in your home? Or something you could never part ways with?

Drew Barrymore: God, that question stumps me; there's so much stuff in my home…probably my dictionary collection. I have a lot of dictionaries.

V: You know you can do that on the Internet now, right?

DB: I know, I know, it's true. I even have an app on my phone and it just makes me sick every time I use it.

V: How often do you look up words in dictionaries?

DB: A lot, it's actually something I studied as a kid. I just love words.

V: Anything to do with acting?

DB: No, I just think dropping out of school early I had to learn things that I was really passionate about and wanted to keep studying and I fell in love with the dictionary. Words are very powerful.

It makes sense, then, that when asked by Bravo's Inside the Actors' Studio to name her favorite word, Barrymore chose a real beauty: empyrean.

It means "awe-inspiring" or "related to the heavens" and, according to the Online Etymological Dictionary, comes to us from ancient Greek cosmology, where it refers to "the highest heaven, a sphere of pure fire."

Want to be remember empyrean forever? Go to its definition page in our Dictionary, click "Learn," and add it to the words you are mastering on Vocabulary.com. Let the trumpets sound!

WORD FAMILY

empyrean: empyreans

USAGE EXAMPLES

But, characteristically, he quickly pulls the conversation back from the empyrean to the quotidian – or, in words he’d use, to simple everyday life.

The Guardian(Nov 20, 2016)

The implication is that “somewhere in the empyrean, infinitely tall, the Chrysler Building is still rising.”

Washington Post(May 07, 2016)

Each May when the jacarandas bloom and transform Los Angeles, where I now live, into a purple empyrean heaven, I always think of my uncle.

Washington Post(Jun 01, 2016)

1adj of or relating to the sky or heavens

the empyrean sphere

Syn

empyreal

2n the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

Syn|Hyper

celestial sphere, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven, welkin

surface

the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

adj inspiring awe

" empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso

Syn

empyreal, sublime
glorious

having or deserving or conferring glory

单词	empyrean
释义	empyrean (once / 12561 pages) 1adjn 2adj Use the word empyrean when you're talking about the heavens or the sky. You might describe the empyrean curve of the night sky, scattered with stars, particularly if you wanted to sound poetic. The adjective empyrean, pronounced "em-PEER-ee-an," can describe a religious idea of heaven. It can also describe the sky itself, or something that is awe-inspiring, like the empyrean beauty of the Himalayas. The phrase the empyrean means "the heavens" or "the sky," or in Greek cosmology, the highest, fiery sphere of heaven, empyros in Greek, and the root of empyrean. VOCABULARY SHOUT-OUT Can You Guess Dictionary-Lover Drew Barrymore's Favorite Word? We always love it when celebrities like Alicia Keys or Joseph Gordon Levitt talk about words. But talking about dictionaries? A banner day for us here at Vocabulary.com. So we were thrilled to see an interview in Vulture yesterday in which actor, writer, producer, and model Drew Barrymore described how she "fell in love with the dictionary" and keeps a beloved collection of them in her home.Turns out, she's as into words as we are. Here's what she said: Vulture: What's the most unusual item in your home? Or something you could never part ways with? Drew Barrymore: God, that question stumps me; there's so much stuff in my home…probably my dictionary collection. I have a lot of dictionaries. V: You know you can do that on the Internet now, right? DB: I know, I know, it's true. I even have an app on my phone and it just makes me sick every time I use it. V: How often do you look up words in dictionaries? DB: A lot, it's actually something I studied as a kid. I just love words. V: Anything to do with acting? DB: No, I just think dropping out of school early I had to learn things that I was really passionate about and wanted to keep studying and I fell in love with the dictionary. Words are very powerful. It makes sense, then, that when asked by Bravo's Inside the Actors' Studio to name her favorite word, Barrymore chose a real beauty: empyrean. It means "awe-inspiring" or "related to the heavens" and, according to the Online Etymological Dictionary, comes to us from ancient Greek cosmology, where it refers to "the highest heaven, a sphere of pure fire." Want to be remember empyrean forever? Go to its definition page in our Dictionary, click "Learn," and add it to the words you are mastering on Vocabulary.com. Let the trumpets sound! WORD FAMILY empyrean: empyreans USAGE EXAMPLES But, characteristically, he quickly pulls the conversation back from the empyrean to the quotidian – or, in words he’d use, to simple everyday life. The Guardian(Nov 20, 2016) The implication is that “somewhere in the empyrean, infinitely tall, the Chrysler Building is still rising.” Washington Post(May 07, 2016) Each May when the jacarandas bloom and transform Los Angeles, where I now live, into a purple empyrean heaven, I always think of my uncle. Washington Post(Jun 01, 2016) 1 1adj of or relating to the sky or heavens the empyrean sphere Syn empyreal 2n the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected Syn\|Hyper celestial sphere, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven, welkin surface the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object 2 adj inspiring awe " empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso Syn empyreal, sublime glorious having or deserving or conferring glory
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