
好词典

源自希伯来语 עֵדֶן (Éden),可能源于阿卡德语 edinu(平原),后通过拉丁语和希腊语进入英语。《圣经》中特指上帝为人类创造的乐园。
❶ 指《圣经》中描述的伊甸园,象征人类未堕落前的完美乐园,也泛指任何令人愉悦的理想之地。
“The garden was like a little Eden with its blooming flowers and singing birds.”
(这座花园宛如小小的伊甸园,鲜花盛开,鸟儿歌唱。)
“Many poets describe childhood as an Eden of innocence.”
(许多诗人将童年描绘成纯真的伊甸园。)
Garden of Eden — 特指《圣经·创世纪》中亚当和夏娃最初居住的完美乐园,常用来比喻纯净无瑕的理想境地。
“The untouched forest reminded him of the Garden of Eden before the fall of man.”
(这片原始森林让他联想到人类堕落前的伊甸园。)