英语单词

cornucopia是什么意思

cornucopia

英 [,kɔːnjʊ'kəʊpɪə] 美 ['kɔrnjʊ'kopɪə]
  • n. 哺乳宙斯的羊角;装满花果及谷穗表丰饶的羊角状物;丰饶的象征

中文词源


cornucopia 丰饶角

corn, 同horn, 角。copia, 大量,丰富,词源同copy. 来自希腊神话中宙斯为报答母山羊Amalthea的养育之恩,赐予这只山羊羊角提供取之不尽的物品的神力。

英文词源


cornucopia (n.)
c. 1500, from Late Latin cornucopia, from Latin cornu copiae "horn of plenty," originally the horn of the goat Amalthea, who nurtured the infant Zeus. See horn (n.) and copious.

双语例句


1. The book is a cornucopia of good ideas.
这部书里有无数好主意。

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2. The book is a cornucopia of information.
书是知识的宝库.

来自辞典例句

3. Our cornucopia is the human mind and heart.
我们富足是由于人类的智慧和热情.

来自辞典例句

4. What awaits him in the deep bowels of The Isle of Cornucopia?
等待他的深菩萨岛的聚宝盆?

来自互联网

5. Building a reservoir is the cornucopia that builds a fortune actually.
建立一座水库其实就是建立一个财富的聚宝盆.

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