Shangri-LaBrE/ˌʃæŋɡri ˈlɑː/NAmE/ˌʃæŋɡri ˈlɑː/noun[sing.]aplacethatisextremelybeautifulandwhereeverythingseemsperfect, especiallyaplacefarawayfrommodernlife香格里拉;(远离现代生活的)世外桃源Expressions from literary sourcesAlice in Wonderland,Casanova,Cassandra,Don Juan,Dorian Gray,Falstaffian,Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde,Lilliputian,Lothario,Orwellian,Pandora’s box,Peter Pan,Pied Piper,Pollyanna,Rip Van Winkle,Ruritanian,Scrooge,Shangri-La,Sherlock,Stepford Wife,Svengali,Tweedledum and Tweedledee,Utopia,Walter MittyORIGINFromthenameofanimaginaryvalleyinTibetinJamesHilton'snovelLostHorizon, wherepeopledonotgrowold.源自詹姆斯 · 希尔顿的小说《消失的地平线》中虚构的西藏河谷香格里拉,那里的人青春永驻。