beatific
UK/.bi:ә'tifik/US
GREB1
Definitions
adj.
Showing radiant joy or heavenly bliss
显出至福的,幸福洋溢的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedbeat- (Latin beatus, 'blessed, happy') + -ific (making, from fac) = 'making blessed / expressing blessedness.' The -ific suffix is the fac 'make' element turned into an adjective ending.
Root beat still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.beatific smile幸福的微笑
- 2.beatific expression至福的神情
- 3.beatific vision(神学)荣福直观
Example Sentences
- 1.
She wore a beatific smile as she held the baby.
- 2.
The saint is shown with a beatific expression.