ambrosia
英 [?m'br??z??]
美[?m'broz??]
助記提示
1. 仙酒：nectar (神仙喝的可以長(zhǎng)生不老、長(zhǎng)生不死的酒). 仙果：ambrosia (神仙吃的可以長(zhǎng)生不老、長(zhǎng)生不死的水果).
中文詞源
ambrosia 仙肴a-,無，非，-mbr,死，詞源同-mer,死，murder,殺死。即不死藥，仙肴。
英文詞源
- ambrosia (n.)
- 1550s, "favored food or drink of the gods," from Latin ambrosia, from Greek ambrosia "food of the gods," fem. of ambrosios, probably literally "of the immortals," from a- "not" (see a- (3)) + mbrotos, related to mortos "mortal," from PIE *mer- "to die" (see mortal (adj.)). Applied to certain herbs by Pliny and Dioscorides; used of various foods for mortals since 1680s (originally of fruit drinks); used figuratively for "anything delightful" by 1731.
雙語例句
- 1. Later Aphrodite herself brought ambrosia.
- 后來阿芙洛狄特親自帶了仙肴.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. Tony sipped from his glass. "Mmm. Ambrosia. Nectar of the gods. Divine. Wonderful."
- 托尼從杯中抿了一口感嘆道：“哇，人間美味啊，神靈的瓊漿玉液呀，天賜之物，太棒了?！?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Amritaalsoamreeta: The ambrosia , prepared by the hindu gods , that bestows immortality.
- 甘露: 印度神話中賜人長(zhǎng)生不老的仙露.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Ambrosia had pushed Edgar and the girl in there with admonition to have some fun.
- 安布羅西婭把埃德加和姑娘往里邊一推,還勸告他們尋歡作樂.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. She is at present gone for the best nectar and ambrosia to regale me this evening.
- 她今晚為款待我,現(xiàn)在又去準(zhǔn)備美酒佳肴去了.
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