| 单词 | cherub |
| 释义 | cherub (once / 2087 pages) n You might think of a rosy-faced child as a cherub, conjuring up an image of chubby, naked angels cavorting amongst the clouds. That image comes from the most familiar use of the word, which was to name an order of angels. The image we have of a cherub, chubby-cheeked babies with wings, actually wasn't around until the Renaissance, when artists depicted the lower-order angels as children. Prior to that, the word evolved from the Hebrew kĕrūḇ, and was taken from the Aramaic kĕ-raḇyā which meant "child-like." It was this translation that encouraged the idea of a cherub as being portrayed as a child. The plural form, "cherubim" also follows the Hebrew grammar rule of creating plurals by adding the suffix -im. WORD FAMILYcherub: cherubim, cherubs USAGE EXAMPLESCherubs and ornamental flowers adorn the ceiling; set amid the swirling plaster are colourful vistas of desert islands fringed with palm trees. The Guardian(Dec 05, 2016) He was a kind, portly fellow with a head of snowy hair and an apple-cheeked visage—sort of like a well-fed, senior citizen cherub. Slate(Jul 22, 2016) At 41, he is disarmingly boyish, with a cherub’s fleshy face and a tendency to gabble enthusiastically when a subject excites him. New York Times(Jun 02, 2016) 1n an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child Hyper angel spiritual being attendant upon God 2n a sweet innocent baby Hyper babe, baby, infant a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk |
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