Word
netherworld
阴间；冥界
the world of the dead, especially the place beneath the earth to which spirits are believed to go after death
- 1.
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
人死后灵魂所归的地下世界
- 2.
(religion) the world of the dead; -Theognis
阴间,冥界
- 3.
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
灵魂世界或来世所在,无论是否位于人间之下
- 4.
Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
来世中的惩罚之地；地狱
- 5.
A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.
隐秘、阴暗或邪恶的亚文化,如有组织犯罪
地狱；地下世界；黑社会；人死后灵魂所归的地下世界；阴间,冥界；灵魂世界或来世所在,无论是否位于人间之下
In use
In many ancient myths, heroes journey to the netherworld to speak with the dead.
The old legend says that the river separates the living from the netherworld.
She wrote a novel about a detective who accidentally enters the netherworld.
the netherworld
指死者灵魂所在的冥界，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The hero journeyed to the netherworld to rescue his lost love.
这位英雄前往冥界去救回他失去的爱人。
from the netherworld
from the netherworld 表示“从冥界、从阴间”，常用于描述亡灵归来或来自阴间的事物。
Legends say the dead can return from the netherworld.
传说死者能从冥界归来。
a netherworld of [something]
a netherworld of ... 表示“……的黑暗世界、……的非法世界”，引申指隐秘或邪恶的群体或现象。
Connections
Collocations
- descend to the netherworld
- 坠入阴间
- In the myth, the hero descends to the netherworld to bring back his wife.在神话中，英雄坠入阴间去带回他的妻子。
- ruler of the netherworld
- 冥界之主
- Ancient poems describe the ruler of the netherworld as a stern judge.古诗把冥界之主描述为一位严酷的审判者。
- netherworld of crime
- 罪恶的黑暗世界
- The novel follows a detective into the netherworld of crime.这部小说跟随一名侦探进入罪恶的黑暗世界。
- souls of the netherworld
- 阴间的灵魂
- The oracle was said to communicate with the souls of the netherworld.据说这位先知能与阴间的灵魂交流。
- emerge from the netherworld
- 从阴间出现
- Ghosts emerge from the netherworld only at midnight.幽灵只在午夜从阴间出现。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
nether 意为“下面”，world 是“世界”：地下世界即阴间冥界。想想《我的世界》的地狱（下界）景象。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教与神话讨论、文学与奇幻作品、历史或文化论述 该词为正式/书面用词，通常用于文学、宗教或历史文化讨论中，指人死后的灵魂世界（阴间、冥界）；日常口语中比较少见。
Grammar Note
常用单数，the netherworld 指冥界/阴间；复数 netherworlds 指多个神话中的冥界。
Pronunciation & Spelling
world、underworld、whirled、swirled 与 netherworld 的 -world 部分押韵 (/wɜrld/)；nether 是前面的拼写块，读作 /ˈnɛðɚ/。注意 neither 看起来像 nether，但读 /ˈniːðɚ/ 或 /ˈnaɪðɚ/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.