ophidian
- 英式英标[o\'fɪdɪən]
- 美式音标[ə(ʊ)\'fɪdɪən; ɒ\'fɪdɪən]
英文词源
- ophidian (adj.)
- "pertaining to snakes," 1883, from Greek ophidion, diminutive of ophis "serpent" (see ophio-). Hence, ophiolatry "serpent-worship" (1862), and the 2c. sect of the Ophitæ, who revered the serpent as the symbol of divine wisdom.