释义 |
arch·angel I. \ˈärk., ˈȧk.+ˌ-; (ˈ) ̷ ̷.+ˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French or Late Latin; Old French archangele, from Late Latin archangelus, from Greek archangelos, from Greek arch- arch- (I) + angelos angel — more at angel 1. : an angel of high rank 2. : a being in the heavenly hierarchy ranking above an angel — see celestial hierarchy 3. a. : angelica 2 b. : any of several plants of the mint family: as (1) : black horehound (2) : red archangel (3) : white dead nettle II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective or ar·khan·gelsk \ärˈkanˌgelsk\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Archangel or Arkhangelsk, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics : of or from the city of Archangel, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics : of the kind or style prevalent in Archangel |