hellenic

/he-len-ik, -lee-nik/US // hɛˈlɛn ɪk, -ˈli nɪk //UK // (hɛˈlɛnɪk, -ˈliː-) //

地狱式的,地狱人,地狱式,地狱般的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great.Compare Hellenistic.
- : Greek.

n.名词 noun

1
- : Also called Greek. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising a variety of ancient, medieval, and modern dialects and languages, all of them called Greek.
- : Katharevusa.

as inclassical

Synonyms

Hellenic thought, with its dangerous conclusions, was restated by Pater because "Les fleurs du Mal" had paved the way.
Plato treats the claim of Ionian to rank among the Hellenic modes as somewhat doubtful (Laches, p. 188).
The ideas of the Hellenic mystery-religions may be found to throw light on the language of St. Paul.
This fact alone reveals manners absolutely foreign to Hellenic and Roman civilisation.
In their eyes, it was the Hellenic civilisation overthrowing the presumption of the Western barbarians.