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chthonic是什么意思

chthonic

英 ['(k)θɒnɪk] 美 ['θɑnɪk]
  • adj. 地府鬼神的;阴暗的,神秘的

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chthonic (adj.)
1882, with suffix -ic, from Greek khthonios "of the earth, in the earth," from khthon "the earth, solid surface of the earth" (mostly poetic) from PIE root *dhghem- (cognates: Greek khamai "on the ground," first element in chameleon; also Latin humus "earth, soil," humilis "low;" Lithuanian žeme, Old Church Slavonic zemlja "earth;" Sanskrit ksam- "earth" (opposed to "sky"); Old Irish du, genitive don "place," earlier "earth").

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