genius loci

短语

n. 一个地方的守护神,一个地方的风气或特色

发音

US /ˈɡɛnɪˌʊs ˈloʊki/
US /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈloʊkaɪ/
US /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈloʊsaɪ/
UK /ˈɡɛnɪˌʊs ˈləʊki/
UK /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈləʊkaɪ/
UK /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈləʊsaɪ/

词形变化

genii loci 复数 genii loci genii locorum genii locorum 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The minor deity or spirit watching over a particular place.

    场所精神

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    The spirit or atmosphere of a place, especially conceived as a source of artistic inspiration.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

atmosphere ambience ambiance guardian angel

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin genius loci (“tutelary deity of a/the place”), from the singular genitive form of locus (“place”).

来源：wiktionary