halcyon
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n. 神翠鸟, 翡翠鸟 a. 宁静的, 平稳的, 翡翠鸟的
发音
US
/ˈhælʃən/
UK
/ˈhælsi.ən/
词形变化
halcyons
复数
halcyons
more halcyon
比较级
most halcyon
最高级
别名
halycon
alcyon
释义与例句
n.
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A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
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2.
A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
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3.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
adj.
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1.
Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
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2.
Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
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词汇关系
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词源
Inherited from Middle English Alceoun, from Latin halcyōn, alcyōn (“kingfisher”), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn).
来源：wiktionary