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单词 Elysian Fields
释义

Elysian Fields

English

Etymology

From Elysian, from the Anglicization of Latin Elysium + fields.

Proper noun

Elysian Fields

  1. (Classical mythology) Elysium; home of the blessed, after death.
    • 1911, Ambrose Bierce, “Hades”, in The Devil's Dictionary (The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce), New York: The Neale Publishing Company, page 127:
      Indeed, the Elysian Fields themselves were a part of Hades, though they have since been removed to Paris.
  2. (idiomatic) A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.

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Further reading

  • Elysium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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