参考词典中halcyon的常规释义:
基本释义
- n. 想象中的一种鸟,形同翠鸟,翠鸟
a. 宁静的,平稳的,翠鸟的
参考例句
- halcyon days of youth.
那愉快而宁静的年轻岁月。
- halcyon days of youth.
英英解释
3个名词解释
- (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
[同] halcyon, alcyone - a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
[同] genus halcyon, halcyon
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- 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
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- idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
[例]- a halcyon atmosphere
- marked by peace and prosperity
[同] golden, halcyon, prosperous
[例]- a golden era
- the halcyon days of the clipper trade
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