messianic

pronunciation

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  • adj.
    救世主的,以救世主自居的,救星似的

Word Origin

messianic 救星的

来自Messiah,弥赛亚,救世主基督。引申词义救星的。

Example

1. That message , often delivered in sententious , near messianic tones , had little appeal .
这些信息通常以警世名言,接近救世主的语气发出,却鲜有吸引力。
2. As is his wont , mr blair tends to be more messianic about this than most politicians .
正是由于布莱尔先生的习惯,他往往比其他政客们更加关心这个问题。
3. Mr blair is portrayed as both a shallow , image-conscious salesman and as a messianic ideologue driven by stupidly fixed convictions .
他们不但将布莱尔先生描绘成一个肤浅、仅注重外表的销售人员,而且还是一位受愚蠢顽固信念驱使的救世主式的空想家。
4. Perhaps nowhere in the literary tradition is love permitted such messianic value than in his saccharinely titled fifth novel .
也许在文学传统中没有一处是像他第五部糖似的的小说中一样说爱具有如此救世主的价值。
5. Messianic sci-fi movies and tv programs despite their own interest in parthenogenesis did not spring forth fully formed from the new testament .
尽管救世主题材的科幻电影和电视节目对于单性繁殖(指处女怀胎)自有兴趣,它们并不是完全直接从新约中发展出来的。

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