elysian
[ɪ'lɪʒən]
- adj. 乐土的，象天堂的；快乐的
英英释义
- 1. relating to the Elysian Fields
- 2. resembling paradise; causing happiness;
- "elysian peace"
- "a paradisal place without work or struggle"
- "paradisial isles"
- "an age of paradisiacal happiness"
- 3. of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration;
- "her pies were simply divine"
- "the divine Shakespeare"
- "an elysian meal"
- "an inspired performance"
中文词源
Elysian 乐园的
来自希腊语Elysion，天国，天堂，英雄和善人死后去的地方。比较北欧天国Valhalla.
双语例句
- 1. The summer, in some climates, makes possible to man a sort of Elysian life.
- 在若干地区, 夏天给人以乐园似的生活.
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英文词源
- Elysian (adj.)
- 1570s, "pertaining to Elysium (q.v.), the abode of the blessed after death." Hence, "exquisitely happy, full of the highest bliss."