halcyon days / times / period
halcyon days 是固定搭配,指过去的美好时光。
They recalled the halcyon days of their youth.
他们回忆起青年时代的美好时光。
与翠鸟有关的。;平静,宁静,安详。;平稳的;翡翠鸟的
calm and peaceful; idyllically tranquil
与翠鸟有关的。
Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
平静,宁静,安详。
Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
We spent a halcyon afternoon by the lake, with no phones or deadlines.
我们在湖边度过了一个宁静的下午,没有手机,也没有截止日期。
用法提示:形容词 halcyon 作定语修饰 afternoon,意为“宁静的、平静的”。
She often thinks back to the halcyon years of her childhood in the countryside.
她常想起童年时在乡下的那些宁静美好的岁月。
用法提示:形容词 halcyon 作定语修饰 years,表达“平静美好的(时光)”。
The town looks halcyon in the early morning light before the traffic starts.
清晨车流开始前,小镇在晨光中显得宁静安详。
用法提示:形容词 halcyon 作表语,表示“宁静安详的”。
halcyon days 是固定搭配,指过去的美好时光。
They recalled the halcyon days of their youth.
他们回忆起青年时代的美好时光。
也可用其他名词,强调宁静平和。
We spent a halcyon afternoon by the lake.
我们在湖边度过了一个宁静的下午。
常用于描述天气、海面或氛围。
The seas were halcyon during our voyage.
航行期间海面风平浪静。
grammar · medium
易错句子The halcyon of the morning was refreshing.
正确表达The halcyon morning was refreshing.
将“halcyon”用作名词表示“宁静”,但其正确词性是形容词,应直接修饰名词,而非作为名词使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had a halcyon time at the carnival.
正确表达We had a wonderful time at the carnival.
“halcyon”意为“宁静的、平稳的”,不适合描述喧闹的狂欢节场景;应改用“wonderful”等表正面评价的形容词。
halcyon 常指神话或理想化的平静,带有怀旧或幸福回忆的色彩;serene 则更强调平静明亮,不含神话联想
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