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单词 Sistine
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Definition of Sistine in English:

Sistine

adjectiveˈsɪstʌɪnˈsɪstiːnˈsɪstin
  • Relating to any of the popes called Sixtus, especially Sixtus IV.

    (与)西克斯图斯教皇(有关)的;西克斯图斯六世的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the Sistine ceiling was finally unveiled, Julius, who had defied death on several occasions, was impressed, surveying it ‘with immense satisfaction’.
    • The two-and-a-half hour Mass began with the Vatican's Sistine Choir singing the Gregorian chant, Grant Him Eternal Rest, O Lord.
    • Creation of the first man, Adam, inspired Michelangelo to realise upon the Sistine ceiling a moment of visionary grandeur, a tremendous pictorial thunderclap, eternally resonating.
    • The inside walls were painted in patterns similar to the Sistine ceiling.
    • Understanding the hidden power of biology to shape our most cherished relationships may banish Cupid to the Sistine ceiling forever.

Origin

From Italian Sistino, from Sisto 'Sixtus'.

Rhymes

Christine, pristine

Definition of Sistine in US English:

Sistine

adjectiveˈsistēnˈsɪstin
  • Relating to any of the popes called Sixtus, especially Sixtus IV.

    (与)西克斯图斯教皇(有关)的;西克斯图斯六世的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the Sistine ceiling was finally unveiled, Julius, who had defied death on several occasions, was impressed, surveying it ‘with immense satisfaction’.
    • The two-and-a-half hour Mass began with the Vatican's Sistine Choir singing the Gregorian chant, Grant Him Eternal Rest, O Lord.
    • Understanding the hidden power of biology to shape our most cherished relationships may banish Cupid to the Sistine ceiling forever.
    • Creation of the first man, Adam, inspired Michelangelo to realise upon the Sistine ceiling a moment of visionary grandeur, a tremendous pictorial thunderclap, eternally resonating.
    • The inside walls were painted in patterns similar to the Sistine ceiling.

Origin

From Italian Sistino, from Sisto ‘Sixtus’.

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