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cherubim

/ˈtʃɛrəbɪm/ /ˈtʃɛrəˌbɪm/

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noun

智天使，革鲁宾。

A winged creature attending God, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim; similar to a lamassu in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.

Examples :

"The stained-glass windows in the old church depicted rows of angels, with the cherubim, plump and winged, hovering just below the more fiery seraphim in God's celestial court. "

老教堂的彩色玻璃窗上描绘着一排排天使，其中智天使（革鲁宾），一个个圆润丰满、生着翅膀，在上帝的天庭里，盘旋在更加炽热的炽天使之下。

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noun

小天使，丘比特，天使般的孩子。

An artistic depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child or a child's head with wings but no body.

Examples :

"The greeting card was decorated with cherubim floating among the clouds. "

这张贺卡上装饰着许多小天使，它们漂浮在云朵之间.

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noun

小天使，天真無邪的孩子。

A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent.

Examples :

"Her daughters, with their bright eyes and sweet smiles, were often described as cherubim. "

她女儿们眼睛明亮，笑容甜美，常被人形容为小天使一般。(Tā nǚ'érmen yǎnjīng míngliàng, xiàoróng tiánměi, cháng bèi rén xíngróng wèi xiǎo tiānshǐ yībān.)

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