Word
netherworlds
阴间;冥界
netherworlds is the plural of netherworld.
核心释义
the world of the dead, especially the place beneath the earth to which spirits are believed to go after death
- 1.
人死后灵魂所归的地下世界
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
- 2.
阴间,冥界
(religion) the world of the dead; -Theognis
- 3.
灵魂世界或来世所在,无论是否位于人间之下
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
- 4.
来世中的惩罚之地;地狱
Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
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隐秘、阴暗或邪恶的亚文化,如有组织犯罪
A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.
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
用法In use
In many ancient myths, heroes journey to the netherworld to speak with the dead.
用法提示:netherworld 在此作名词,指死者灵魂所在的阴间。
The old legend says that the river separates the living from the netherworld.
用法提示:netherworld 是名词,指阴间、冥界,作 from 的宾语。
She wrote a novel about a detective who accidentally enters the netherworld.
用法提示:netherworld 在此作名词,指死后世界。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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。
一起学习词形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。
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