paracosm

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发音

UK /ˈpæɹəˌkɒz(ə)m/
US /ˈpæɹəˌkɑz(ə)m/
/ˈpɛɹəˌkɑz(ə)m/

词形变化

paracosms 复数 paracosms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

fairyland fantasy world

词源

From English para- (prefix meaning ‘alongside, beside’) (from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, prefix meaning ‘beside’)) + English cosm(os) (“universe”) (from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “the earth, world; universe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱems-, *ḱens- (“to put in order”)).

来源：wiktionary