Avernus

n. 阿佛纳斯(意大利小湖,传说为地狱入口), 地狱

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    The entrance to Hell or the underworld, or the underworld itself.

  2. 2.

    A lake in Southern Italy.

词源

From Latin Avernus, from Ancient Greek ἄορνος (áornos), ἄϝορνος (áwornos, “birdless”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). The lack of birds was likely due to fatal gases like carbon dioxide seeping from the volcanically active lake.

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