Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter M - Page 20
Marshy (a.) 多沼澤的；沼澤的；濕地的 Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed. -- Dryden.
Marshy (a.) (Of soil) Soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged].
Marsipobranch (n.) (Zool.) One of the Marsipobranchia.
Marsipobranchia (n. pl.) (Zool.) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. Called also Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii.
Compare: Vertebrata
Vertebrata (n. pl.) (Zool.) 脊椎動物門 One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.
Vertebrata (n.) Fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn: Vertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata].
Marsupial (a.) (Zool.) 【動】 有袋的；袋狀的；有袋目的 Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.
Marsupial (a.) (Anat. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones.
Marsupial frog. (Zool.) 角囊蛙 See Nototrema.
Marsupial (n.) 【動】有袋動物 One of the Marsupialia.
Marsupialia (n. pl.) A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also Marsupiata.
Marsupialian (n.) Alt. of Marsupian
Marsupian (n.) One of the Marsupialia.
Marsupiate (a.) Related to or resembling the marsupials; furnished with a pouch for the young, as the marsupials, and also some fishes and Crustacea.
Marsupion (n.) Same as Marsupium.
Marsupite (n.) A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form.
Marsupia (n. pl. ) of Marsupium
Marsupium (n.) The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.
Marsupium (n.) The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
Mart (n.) A market.
Mart (n.) A bargain.
Mart (v. t.) To buy or sell in, or as in, a mart.
Mart (v. t.) To traffic.
Mart (n.) The god Mars.
Mart (n.)
Martagon (n.) A lily (Lilium Martagon) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia.
Martel (v. i.) To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
Martel de fer () A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor.
Marteline (n.) A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.
Martello tower () A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction.
Marten (n.) A bird. See Martin.
Marten (n.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
Marten (n.) The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
Martern (n.) Same as Marten.
Mar-text (n.) A blundering preacher.
Martial (a.) 戰爭的；軍事的；軍隊的；好戰的；尚武的 Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance. "Martial equipage." -- Milton.
Martial (a.) Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set, Each other's poise and counterbalance are. -- Dryden.
Martial (a.) Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
Martial (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars. -- Sir T. Browne.
Martial (a.) (Old Chem. & Old Med.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic]
Martial flowers (Med.), A reddish crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.]
Martial law, The law administered by the military power of a government when it has superseded the civil authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law, the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.
Syn: Martial, Warlike.
Usage: Martial refers more to war in action, its array, its attendants, etc.; as, martial music, a martial appearance, a martial array, courts-martial, etc. Warlike describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a warlike nation, warlike indication, etc. The two words are often used without discrimination.
Martial (a.) (Of persons) Befitting a warrior; "a military bearing" [syn: soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike, martial].
Martial (a.) Suggesting war or military life [syn: warlike, martial].
Martial (a.) Of or relating to the armed forces; "martial law".
Martial (n.) Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC).
Martialism (n.) The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.
Martialist (n.) A warrior.
Martialized (imp. & p. p.) of Martialize
Martializing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Martialize
Martialize (v. t.) To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.
Martially (adv.) In a martial manner.
Martialness (n.) The quality of being martial.
Martin (n.) A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
Martin (n.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
Martinet (n.) In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.
Martinet (n.) The martin.
Martineta (n.) A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest.
Martinetism (n.) The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.
Martingale (n.) Alt. of Martingal
Martingal (n.) A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.
Martingal (n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.
Martingal (n.) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness.
Martinmas (n.) The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called martlemans.
Martite (n.) Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.
Martlemas (n.) See Martinmas.
Martlet (n.) The European house martin.
Martlet (n.) A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.
Martyr (n.) One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Martyr (n.) Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.
Martyred (imp. & p. p.) of Martyr
Martyring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Martyr
Martyr (v. t.) To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
Martyr (v. t.) To persecute; to torment; to torture.
Martyrdom (n.) The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
Martyrdom (n.) Affliction; torment; torture.
Martyrization (n.) Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.
Martyrize (v. t.) To make a martyr of.
Martyrly (adv.) In the manner of a martyr.
Martyrologe (n.) A martyrology.
Martyrologic (a.) Alt. of Martyrological
Martyrological (a.) Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.
Martyrologist (n.) A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs.
-gies (n. pl. ) of Martyrology
Martyrology (n.) A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.
Martyrship (n.) Martyrdom.
Marvel (n.) [C] 令人驚奇的事物（或人物）[（+of）] That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
I will do marvels such as have not been done. -- Ex. xxxiv. 10.
Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. -- Emerson.
Marvel (n.) Wonder. [R.] "Use lessens marvel." -- Sir W. Scott. Marvel of Peru.
Marveled (imp. & p. p.) of Marvel
Marvelled () of Marvel
Marveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marvel
Marvelling () of Marvel
Marvel (v. i.) 感到驚訝；感到好奇 [（+at）] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. -- 1 john iii. 13.
Marvel (v. t.) 對……感到驚異 [Y] [+that] [+wh-] To marvel at. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.
Marvel (v. t.) To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally. [Obs.]
But much now me marveleth. -- Rich. the Redeless.
Marvel (n.) Something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" [syn: wonder, marvel].
Marvel (v.) Be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" [syn: wonder, marvel].
Marvel (v.) Express astonishment or surprise about something
Marvelous (a.) 令人驚歎的；非凡的；不可思議的；【口】妙極的；了不起的 Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. -- Ps. cxiii. 23.
Marvelous (a.) Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible. so improbable as to defy belief.
The marvelous fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods. -- Pope.
{The marvelous}, That which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the probable}.
Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible.
Usage: {Marvelous}, {Wonderful}. We speak of a thing as wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.
Marvelous (a.) Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {grand}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}].
Marvelous (a.) Too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn: {improbable}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {tall(a)}].
Marvelous (a.) Being or having the character of a miracle [syn: {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {miraculous}].
Marvelously (adv.) 令人驚訝地；不可思議地；妙極地 In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.
Marvelously (adv.) (Used as an intensifier) Extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}].
Marvelousness (n.) 驚奇，奇妙 The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.
Marver (n.) (Glass Marking) A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.
Mary (n.) Marrow. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Mary (interj.) See {Marry}. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Mary (n.) The mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn: {Mary}, {Virgin Mary}, {The Virgin}, {Blessed Virgin}, {Madonna}].
Mary (n.) Hebrew Miriam. (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the "Virgin Mary," though never so designated in Scripture (Matt. 2:11; Acts 1:14). Little is known of her personal history. Her genealogy is given in Luke 3. She was of the tribe of Judah and the lineage of David (Ps. 132:11; Luke 1:32). She was connected by marriage with Elisabeth, who was of the lineage of Aaron (Luke 1:36).
While she resided at Nazareth with her parents, before she became the wife of Joseph, the angel Gabriel announced to her that she was to be the mother of the promised Messiah (Luke 1:35). After this she went to visit her cousin Elisabeth, who was living with her husband Zacharias (probably at Juttah, Josh. 15:55; 21:16, in the neighbourhood of Maon), at a considerable distance, about 100 miles, from Nazareth. Immediately on entering the house she was saluted by Elisabeth as the mother of her Lord, and then forthwith gave utterance to her hymn of thanksgiving (Luke 1:46-56; comp. 1 Sam. 2:1-10). After three months Mary returned to Nazareth to her own home. Joseph was supernaturally made aware (Matt. 1:18-25) of her condition, and took her to his own home. Soon after this the decree of Augustus (Luke 2:1) required that they should proceed to Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles from Nazareth; and while they were there they found shelter in the inn or khan provided for strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle, and there she brought forth her son, who was called Jesus (Matt. 1:21), because he was to save his people from their sins. This was followed by the presentation in the temple, the flight into Egypt, and their return in the following year and residence at Nazareth (Matt. 2). There for thirty years Mary, the wife of Joseph the carpenter, resides, filling her own humble sphere, and pondering over the strange things that had happened to her. During these years only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded, viz., his going up to Jerusalem when twelve years of age, and his being found among the doctors in the temple (Luke 2:41-52). Probably also during this period Joseph died, for he is not again mentioned.
After the commencement of our Lord's public ministry little notice is taken of Mary. She was present at the marriage in Cana. A year and a half after this we find her at Capernaum (Matt. 12:46, 48, 49), where Christ uttered the memorable words, "Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!" The next time we find her is at the cross along with her sister Mary, and Mary Magdalene, and Salome, and other women (John 19:26). From that hour John took her to his own abode. She was with the little company in the upper room after the Ascension (Acts 1:14). From this time she wholly disappears from public notice. The time and manner of her death are unknown.
Mary (n.) Mary Magdalene, i.e., Mary of Magdala, a town on the western shore of the Lake of Tiberias. She is for the first time noticed in Luke 8:3 as one of the women who "ministered to Christ of their substance." Their motive was that of gratitude for deliverances he had wrought for them. Out of Mary were cast seven demons. Gratitude to her great Deliverer prompted her to become his follower. These women accompanied him also on his last journey to Jerusalem (Matt. 27:55; Mark 15:41; Luke 23:55). They stood near the cross. There Mary remained till all was over, and the body was taken down and laid in Joseph's tomb. Again, in the earliest dawn of the first day of the week she, with Salome and Mary the mother of James (Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:2), came to the sepulchre, bringing with them sweet spices, that they might anoint the body of Jesus. They found the sepulchre empty, but saw the "vision of angels" (Matt. 28:5). She hastens to tell Peter and John, who were probably living together at this time (John 20:1, 2), and again immediately returns to the sepulchre. There she lingers thoughtfully, weeping at the door of the tomb. The risen Lord appears to her, but at first she knows him not. His utterance of her name "Mary" recalls her to consciousness, and she utters the joyful, reverent cry, "Rabboni." She would fain cling to him, but he forbids her, saying, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father." This is the last record regarding Mary of Magdala, who now returned to Jerusalem. The idea that this Mary was "the woman who was a sinner," or that she was unchaste, is altogether groundless.
Mary (n.) Mary the sister of Lazarus is brought to our notice in connection with the visits of our Lord to Bethany. She is contrasted with her sister Martha, who was "cumbered about many things" while Jesus was their guest, while Mary had chosen "the good part." Her character also appears in connection with the death of her brother (John 11:20,31,33). On the occasion of our Lord's last visit to Bethany, Mary brought "a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus" as he reclined at table in the house of one Simon, who had been a leper (Matt. 26:6; Mark 14:3; John 12:2,3). This was an evidence of her overflowing love to the Lord. Nothing is known of her subsequent history. It would appear from this act of Mary's, and from the circumstance that they possessed a family vault (11:38), and that a large number of Jews from Jerusalem came to condole with them on the death of Lazarus (11:19), that this family at Bethany belonged to the wealthier class of the people. (See {Martha }.)
Mary (n.) Mary the wife of Cleopas is mentioned (John 19:25) as standing at the cross in company with Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Jesus. By comparing Matt. 27:56 and Mark 15:40, we find that this Mary and "Mary the mother of James the little" are on and the same person, and that she was the sister of our Lord's mother. She was that "other Mary" who was present with Mary of Magdala at the burial of our Lord (Matt. 27:61; Mark 15:47); and she was one of those who went early in the morning of the first day of the week to anoint the body, and thus became one of the first witnesses of the resurrection (Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1).
Mary (n.) Mary the mother of John Mark was one of the earliest of our Lord's disciples. She was the sister of Barnabas (Col. 4:10), and joined with him in disposing of their land and giving the proceeds of the sale into the treasury of the Church (Acts 4:37; 12:12). Her house in Jerusalem was the common meeting-place for the disciples there.
Mary (n.) A Christian at Rome who treated Paul with special kindness (Rom. 16:6).
Mary-bud (n.) The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.
Maryolatry (n.) Mariolatry.
Marysole (n.) A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff.
Mascagnin (n.) Alt. of Mascagnite
Mascagnite (n.) Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so named from Mascagni, who discovered it.
Mascle (n.) A lozenge voided.
Mascled (a.) Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions.
Mascot (n.) Alt. of Mascotte