Homeric
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 荷马的，荷马式的，古希腊时代的
构词拆分
Homer词根/词干
+
-ic后缀
Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”. · (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a greater oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (suffix forming relational adjectives)); analysable as Homer + -ic.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.
- Of or pertaining to Greece during the Bronze Age, as described in Homer's works.
- Fit to be immortalized in poetry by Homer; epic, heroic.