英 [ˌkɔːnjuˈkəʊpiə] 美 [ˌkɔːrnəˈkoʊpiə]
n. 哺乳宙斯的羊角;装满花果及谷穗表丰饶的羊角状物;丰饶的象征
复数cornucopias
cornucopia /ˌkɔːnjʊˈkəʊpɪə, ˈkɔːnjə-/
单数型名词 A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things. 丰富
...a table festooned with a cornucopia of fruit.
...一张摆满各色水果的桌子。
a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
同义词: horn of plenty
the property of being extremely abundant
同义词: profusion / profuseness / richness
哺乳宙斯的羊角
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其实, 作者这里描写的是轮船失事时的景象,“花萼”一词有双重意义, 一重是神话中的丰饶角(Cornucopia), 它是赐福的象征; 一重是沉船后水面上形成的巨大漩涡仿佛一个盛开的花朵。
在埃及文明里,就有代表生育的神——荷鲁斯,捧个聚宝盆。而在希腊神话中与聚宝盆有着异曲同工之妙的丰饶之角(Cornucopia),传说就是宙斯幼年和母山羊玩耍时不小心推倒了她,摔断了一支美丽的羊角,而仙女阿玛尔忒亚为其治伤,宙斯则为羊角赋予魔力,使...
... cord n.考得(木材堆的体积单位,等于128立方英尺,3.6246立方米);绳索 cornucopia n.象征丰收的羊角(羊角装饰器内装满花、果、谷物等以示富饶) corral n.(牛、马等)畜栏 ...
... venue场所 cornucopia各类 successiveeras各个阶段 ...
The book is a cornucopia of good ideas.
这部书里有无数好主意。
The new story centers around a monster known as the Ickabog, a fierce child-eating monster who lives in the northern tip of an imaginary land known as Cornucopia and has super powers.
新故事围绕着一个被称为伊克博格的怪物展开,它是一个凶猛的吃孩子的怪物,生活在一个被称为丰饶之角的虚构之地的北端,并且拥有超能力。
It's a veritable cornucopia!
这是一个真正的聚宝盆!
The Moroccan government donated land. And 30 of Hart Chaou's poorest families brought a cornucopia out of the ground.
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Now AirClic and Digital: Convergence are adding to this cornucopia of codes with their own special designs.
Yet the efficiency cornucopia is the manual model: You have to turn the crank.
And that is a mere taster of Mr Heard's fascinating, at times frankly loopy, cornucopia.