"pertaining to sacred things," 1650s (implied in hieratical), from Latin hieraticus, from Greek hieratikos "pertaining to a priest or his office, priestly," from hierateia "priesthood," from hiereus "priest," from hieros "sacred, holy, hallowed; superhuman, mighty; divine" (see ire).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved.
過(guò)于抽象的雕塑作品使觀者感到不解和索然無(wú)味.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. Of, relating to, or written in the simplified form of ancient egyptian hieratic writing.