heavenly
heavenly 英 [ˈhevnli] 美 [ˈhɛvənli]
adj. 天上的；神圣的；天国似的 adv. 无比；极其
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- adj. 天上的；神圣的；天国似的
- adv. 无比；极其
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1. Just as a parent thrills at his or her baby’s first steps, our heavenly Father thrills at each and every step of our growth—no matter how small.
就像父母会为他们孩子走出的第一步而兴奋一样，我们神圣的父亲也会为在我们成长的每一步感到兴奋，不管那一步多小。
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2. The precious metals that we see on Earth today may be largely heavenly in nature, coming from the sky billions of years ago, scientists now find.
我们今天在地球上所看到的贵金属本质上可能主要是天上的，来自几十亿年前的太空，科学家们现在发现。
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3. But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
他们却羡慕一个更美的家乡，就是在天上的。所以神被称为他们的神，并不以为耻。因为他已经给他们豫备了一座城。
- heavenly (adj.) Old English heofonlic "celestial; divine;" see heaven + -ly (1). Meaning "beautiful, divinely lovely" is late 14c., often (though not originally) with reference to the celestial "music of the spheres;" weakened sense of "excellent, enjoyable" is first recorded 1874. The heavenly bodies (stars, planets, etc.) attested from late 14c. Related: Heavenliness.
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