Halcyon

['hælsɪən;-ʃ(ə)n] or ['hælsɪən]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World.

(adj.) idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; 'a halcyon atmosphere' .

手打:奥利--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.

(a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.

(a.) Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.

欧文校對

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Kingfisher.

a. Placid, calm, quiet, still, peaceful, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, serene, palmy, happy.

爱德华整理

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Calm, serene, balmy, unruffled

ANT:Stormy, troublous, tempestuous, blustering, boisterous

手打:洛伊斯

解釋/意思:

n. the kingfisher once believed to make a floating nest on the sea which remained calm while it was hatching.—adj. calm: peaceful: happy—hence Halcyon-days a time of peace and happiness.

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