
好词典

源自拉丁语 'deitas',意为'神性',后经古法语 'deité' 传入英语。
❶ 指神话或宗教中的神灵或超自然存在,通常被认为拥有超越人类的力量,受到人们的崇拜。
“Ancient Greeks worshipped many deities, such as Zeus and Athena.”
(古希腊人崇拜许多神灵,比如宙斯和雅典娜。)
“Hinduism has a pantheon of deities, each representing different aspects of life.”
(印度教有众多神灵,每位代表生活的不同方面。)
pantheon of deities — 指某一宗教或神话体系中所有神灵的集合,常用于描述多神信仰的系统。
“The Norse pantheon of deities includes Odin, Thor, and Loki.”
(北欧神话的神灵体系包括奥丁、托尔和洛基。)