messianic
adjective /ˌmesiˈænɪk/
/ˌmesiˈænɪk/
(formal)- relating to a messiah
有关救世主的;救星的 - attempting to make big changes in society or to a political system in an extremely determined and enthusiastic way
有雄心壮志的;狂热的 - The reforms were carried out with an almost messianic zeal.
改革是以极大的热情进行的。
- The reforms were carried out with an almost messianic zeal.
词源mid 19th cent.: from French messianique, from Messie (via late Latin and Greek from Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘anointed’), on the pattern of rabbinique ‘rabbinical’.