Hesperides

n. [希神]守护金苹果树的仙女, 金苹果园

发音

US /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas Mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus.

    仅复数 宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    The garden of the Hesperides.

    仅复数 宗教 神话 哲学
  3. 3.

    A paradisaical land of plenty, especially one in the far West.

    比喻 仅复数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

nymph

词源

From Latin Hesperides, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes).

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