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Prometheus的,独创性的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Promethean \Pro*me"the*an\, a. [L. Prometh?us: cf. F.
   prom['e]th['e]en.]
   1. Of or pertaining to Prometheus. See {Prometheus}.
      ``Promethean fire.'' --Shak.

   2. Having a life-giving quality; inspiring.

Promethean \Pro*me"the*an\, n. (Old Chem.)
      (a) An apparatus for automatic ignition.
      (b) A kind of lucifer match.