Hyperborea

发音

US /ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈbɔ(ː).ɹi.ə/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    the land of sunshine and plenty, beyond the northern wind, home to the hyperboreans, a race of giants

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  2. 2.

    The extreme north of the Earth; an area in a northerly region.

词源

From Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), i.e. ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”).

来源：wiktionary