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单词 Arcady
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Definition of Arcady in English:

Arcady

noun ˈɑːkədiˈɑrkədi
literary
  • An ideal rustic paradise.

    〈诗/文〉世外桃源,理想的乡村乐园

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The picture most admired by literary men was Poussin's second treatment of the theme ‘Et in Arcadia Ego’, The Shepherds of Arcady, c. 1650-5 (Paris, Louvre), a picture which fascinated later writers and painters.
    • As Revell puts it in his prefatory note: ‘the Arcady all around.’
    • Rude as they were, with their heavy, hobnailed shoes, and their awkward gait, they brought a little of Arcady with them.
    • The Eclogues came to signify Arcady as a place where poetry and love meet with or avoid the worlds of politics, cities, and empires.
    Synonyms
    ecstasy, bliss, rapture, contentment, happiness, delight, joy, felicity, supreme happiness, supreme joy, perfect contentment, seventh heaven, cloud nine

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek Arkadia (see Arcadia).

Definition of Arcady in US English:

Arcady

nounˈɑrkədiˈärkədē
literary
  • An ideal rustic paradise.

    〈诗/文〉世外桃源,理想的乡村乐园

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rude as they were, with their heavy, hobnailed shoes, and their awkward gait, they brought a little of Arcady with them.
    • As Revell puts it in his prefatory note: ‘the Arcady all around.’
    • The picture most admired by literary men was Poussin's second treatment of the theme ‘Et in Arcadia Ego’, The Shepherds of Arcady, c. 1650-5 (Paris, Louvre), a picture which fascinated later writers and painters.
    • The Eclogues came to signify Arcady as a place where poetry and love meet with or avoid the worlds of politics, cities, and empires.
    Synonyms
    ecstasy, bliss, rapture, contentment, happiness, delight, joy, felicity, supreme happiness, supreme joy, perfect contentment, seventh heaven, cloud nine

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek Arkadia (see Arcadia).

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