of or concerning priests 牧师的,僧侣的 he raised both his arms in an outlandish hieratic gesture. 他以古怪的牧师姿态举起双手。 ■of or in the ancient Egyptian writing of abridged hieroglyphics used by priests (古埃及比象形文字简单的)僧侣书写体的,以僧侣书写体写的。 比较 demotic ■of or concerning Egyptian or Greek styles of art adhering to early methods as laid down by religious tradition (古埃及或古希腊)艺术风格神圣的
派生 hieratically adverb 语源
mid 17th cent. (earlier as hieratical): via Latin from Greek hieratikos, from hierasthai 'be a priest', from hiereus 'priest', hieros 'sacred'