land of Nod

短语

发音

UK /ˈlænd əv ˈnɒd/
US /ˈlænd əv ˈnɑd/

词形变化

the land of Nod

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The state of sleep, or an imaginary place that one inhabits when asleep.

    诗歌

词源

From Genesis 4:16, first used by Jonathan Swift as a play on words for the modern-day meaning. Compare nod off.

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