摘要：“Celestial”源自14世纪中古英语 celestial，来自古法语 celestial，追溯至拉丁语 caelestis（天上的），由 caelum（天空、天堂）衍生。进入英语后，最初指与天空或天堂相关的事物，后扩展为形容神圣、崇高或超凡的品质。
celestial
[CELESTIAL]
英 [sə'lestiəl] 美 [sə'lestʃl]
adj.天上的；非凡的 n.天神 Celestial. adj.中国的；中国人的 n.中国人
◉Etymology
“Celestial”源自14世纪中古英语 celestial，来自古法语 celestial，追溯至拉丁语 caelestis（天上的），由 caelum（天空、天堂）衍生。进入英语后，最初指与天空或天堂相关的事物，后扩展为形容神圣、崇高或超凡的品质。
◉外刊例句
① 《经济学人》（The Economist），2024年10月12日
The telescope captured celestial images of distant galaxies.
望远镜捕捉到遥远星系的天体图像。
② 《纽约时报》（The New York Times），2023年11月8日
Her voice had a celestial quality, enchanting the audience.
她的嗓音带有超凡的品质，迷住了观众。
③ 《卫报》（The Guardian），2025年1月15日
The festival’s fireworks created a celestial spectacle over the city.
节日的烟花在城市上空营造出天体般的奇观。
◉经典名著
① 《失乐园》（Paradise Lost），约翰·弥尔顿（John Milton），1667年
He spoke of celestial realms beyond mortal sight.
他谈及凡人视线之外的天界。
② 《坎特伯雷故事集》（The Canterbury Tales），杰弗里·乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer），约1387年
Her beauty seemed celestial to all.
她的美貌对所有人来说仿佛超凡。
◉Usage Examples
(1) The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.
(2) She is a celestial bodhisattva and an ascended master.
(3) And if living in the lower celestial and Brahma realms, their heads are always turned towards the higher planes of those worlds.
(1) 玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
(2) 她是天上的菩萨和已提升的大师。
(3) 虽然他们还在低层的天神界以及梵天界，从那时起，就会转生较高级的天神界以及梵天界。
◉Usage Notes
What is the difference between a celestial being and a celestial body? The first is something living such as an alien or an angel, whereas the latter is an inanimate object such as a star or a planet. Both, however, are from the sky.
The word celestial is primarily used to describe things that have to do with the heavens such as angels, spirits, stars and planets. It does not come from words meaning God or soul though, but from the Latin word for sky caelestis, which also gave rise to the word ceiling. So really, all you have to do is look up and you'll remember what celestial means — whether you're inside or outside.
1. [ADJ 形容词]天体的；天空的；天的 Celestial is used to describe things relating to heaven or to the sky. [LITERARY 文]
Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.
万有引力控制着天体的运动。
In the process of their careful watching and recording the celestial movements the Chinese provided valuable and interesting information for succeeding generations.
古代中国人在仔细观察、认真记录天体运动的过程里，为后代留下了宝贵而又有趣的资料。
2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]了不起的；美妙的；奇妙的 If you describe something as celestial, you mean that it is wonderful.
...a chocolate cake with an apricot filling and celestial effect on the taste buds.
味道妙不可言的杏仁夹层巧克力蛋糕
来源：学无用的英语