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halcyon/ˈhælsiən, ˈhælʃ(ə)n/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 calm, peaceful 平静的，安宁的 halcyon days 平安时期 2 (of a period) happy, prosperous (指时期)幸福美好的；繁荣昌盛的 ●n. 1 any tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, with brightly coloured plumage 翡翠(一种热带翠鸟，有颜色鲜艳的羽毛) 2 Mythol. a bird thought in antiquity to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm 【神话】神翠鸟(传说中在冬至产卵于漂浮在海上的巢中，可以平息风浪) [Middle English via Latin (h)alcyon from Greek (h)alkuōn ‘kingfisher’] |