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
词态变化
复数: cornucopias;
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。
来自《权威词典》
- 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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