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单词 cherub
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cher·ub

noun
/ˈtʃerəb/
/ˈtʃerəb/
  1. (plural cherubs, cherubim
    /ˈtʃerəbɪm/
    /ˈtʃerəbɪm/
    )
    (in art) a type of angel, shown as a small, fat, usually male child with wings小天使(常被绘为有翅膀的胖男孩)
    • carvings of Madonnas and cherubs圣母和小天使的雕刻
    compare seraph
  2. (plural cherubs)
    (informal) a pretty child; a child who behaves well可爱的小孩;乖小孩
    • I was quite a good student—no cherub, but no devil either.我是一个非常好的学生——不是小天使,但也不是魔鬼。
  3. Word OriginOld English cherubin, ultimately (via Latin and Greek) from Hebrew kěrūb̲, plural kěrūb̲īm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic kě-rab̲yā ‘like a child’, led to the representation of the cherub as a child.
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