halcyon的读音 halcyon中文意思

英音  ['hælsɪən] 
美音  [ˈhælsɪən] 
adj. 平静的,平稳的;翠鸟的,翠鸟产卵期的;愉快的;繁荣的
n. 翡翠鸟;传说中的太平鸟
复数: halcyons
易混淆的单词: Halcyon
中文词源
halcyon 翠鸟,太平鸟,平安的
来自希腊语halkyon,希腊神话中形如翠鸟的神鸟,来自hal-,海,词源同salt,halogen,-kyon,孕育,来自PIE*keue,膨胀,词源同cave,cumulus.传说在冬至前后的两周时间,这种鸟在海面上筑巢孕育下一代,平时惊涛骇浪的大海会风平浪静,因此,引申词义太平的。
halcyon 用法和例句
I am owed and savor the halcyon times .
太平时光是我应得的,我要尽情享受。
Modern yet inviting , the halcyon hotel wants to be more than a place to stay on holiday .
现代然而诱人,宁静的酒店要远远大于一个可住的地方度假。
The natural beauty of lakes and mountains , numerous students , those who bring you is a halcyon sky .
湖光山色,莘莘学子,带给您的是一片安好天空。
They thought they would live happily ever after , but the halcyon days lasted less than four months .
他们以为从此可以过著幸福快乐的日子,不过太平的日子却持续不到四个月。
The self-made author sighed : oh christ her halcyon days had gone forever .
自制的作家感慨地说:噢,基督她的太平日子已经一去不复返了。

汉语翻译

n. 神翠鸟, 翡翠鸟
a. 宁静的, 平稳的, 翡翠鸟的

英语解释

名词 halcyon:

  1. (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher同义词:Alcyone
  2. a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World同义词:genus Halcyon
  3. a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves

形容词 halcyon:

  1. idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
  2. marked by peace and prosperity同义词:golden, prosperous

例句

  1. A kingfisher, especially one of the genus Halcyon.翡翠鸟一种翠鸟,尤其是属于此种的翡翠属的

详细解释


hal.cy.on
n.(名词)A kingfisher, especially one of the genusHalcyon. 翡翠鸟:一种翠鸟,尤其是属于此种的翡翠 属的 A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice.神翠鸟:一种神话中的鸟,人们认为它即是翡翠鸟,据说当它在冬至期间在海上筑巢时,具有平息风浪的力量adj.(形容词)Calm and peaceful; tranquil.See Synonyms at calm 平静的:安静的,和平的;镇静的参见 calmProsperous; golden:繁荣的;兴盛的:例句:halcyon years.兴盛的时代
来源:Middle English alcioun 中古英语 alcioun from Latin alcyôn, halcyôn 源自 拉丁语 alcyôn, halcyôn from Greek halkuôn [a mythical bird, kingfisher] 源自 希腊语 halkuôn [一种神话中的鸟,翡翠鸟] alteration influenced by hals [salt, sea] kuôn [conceiving] 受 hals的影响 [盐,海] kuôn [产卵] of alkuôn alkuôn的变化