| 释义 |
sa·tur·ni·an
I. \səˈtərnēən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin saturnius Saturnian (from Saturnus sixth major planet from the sun and the most remote planet known to the ancients, from Saturnus Roman god connected with the sowing of seed) + English -an
1. : of, relating to, resembling, or influenced by the planet Saturn
2. archaic : of or relating to the god Saturn or his flourishing era conceived of as a golden age
< a new social order … to bring back the saturnian era to the world — Thomas Carlyle >
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Saturn
2. : one that has a well-developed Mount of Saturn and a long and large finger of Saturn and that is usually held by palmists to be characterized by prudence, sobriety, cynicism, and often gloom
< the Saturnian is predisposed to suicide as an end to his woes — W.G.Benham >
3. : saturnian verse |