單詞
cornucopia
英 [,k??nj?'k??p??]
美['k?rnj?'kop??]
基本信息
- n. 哺乳宙斯的羊角；裝滿花果及谷穗表豐饒的羊角狀物；豐饒的象征
GRE
詞態變化
復數:?cornucopias;
中文詞源
cornucopia 豐饒角
corn, 同horn, 角。copia, 大量，豐富，詞源同copy. 來自希臘神話中宙斯為報答母山羊Amalthea的養育之恩，賜予這只山羊羊角提供取之不盡的物品的神力。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The book is a cornucopia of good ideas.
- 這部書里有無數好主意。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The book is a cornucopia of information.
- 書是知識的寶庫.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Our cornucopia is the human mind and heart.
- 我們富足是由于人類的智慧和熱情.
來自辭典例句
- 4. What awaits him in the deep bowels of The Isle of Cornucopia?
- 等待他的深菩薩島的聚寶盆?
來自互聯網
- 5. Building a reservoir is the cornucopia that builds a fortune actually.
- 建立一座水庫其實就是建立一個財富的聚寶盆.
來自互聯網
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