释义 |
ma·nes \ˈmäˌnās, ˈmāˌnēz\ noun plural Etymology: Latin; perhaps akin to Latin manus good — more at mature 1. often capitalized : the spirits of the dead and gods of the lower world in ancient Roman belief — compare lemures 2. a. : ancestral spirits worshiped as gods b. singular in construction : the spirit of a dead person regarded as an object to be venerated or appeased |