8个与春有关的单词,抒写春日美好
China Daily
如何用英语描述春光的美好,一起来学习几个与春有关的词语吧。
春暖花开、万物复苏,如约而至的不只是春天,还有爱、美好和希望。如何用英语描述春光的美好,一起来学习几个与春有关的词语吧。
1. Vernalagnia
Derived from lagneia, a Greek word meaning "lust," vernalagnia is a more formal name for what’s otherwise known as "spring fever"—a brighter and often more romantic mood brought on by the return of fine weather in the spring. Vernalagnia来自希腊语单词lagneia(情欲),与spring fever(春心荡漾)意思相同,即因明媚的春光而变得更加愉悦而浪漫的情绪。Vernalagnia是一种比较正式的说法。
2.Reverdie
Borrowed into English in the late 1800s, the word reverdie has a long history in its native French dating back as far as the 14th century at least: Derived from a verb, reverdir, meaning “to become green again,” a reverdie is a song, poem or dance performed in celebration of the return of the spring.Reverdie(春日颂)来自法语,在19世纪末被借用到英语中,其历史悠久,至少可以追溯到14世纪,由动词reverdir(返青)派生而来。Reverdie指歌颂春回大地的歌曲、诗词或舞蹈表演。
3. Valentining
Since the 19th century, the chirruping of birds during the spring mating season is known as valentining.自19世纪以来,人们就用valentining来形容鸟儿在繁殖季节发出的唧唧喳喳声。
4. Chelidonize
If you want to be even more specific, though the verb chelidonize is a proper word for the chirping of swallows as they fly overhead. It derives from the Greek word for swallow, chelidon—which is also the origin of the 17th century adjective Chelidonian.如果你想把鸟叫声分得更详细,那么用chelidonize来形容燕子从空中掠过时啾啾吱吱的叫声更恰当。Chelidonize来自希腊语单词chelidon(燕子)。Chelidon也是17世纪出现的形容词Chelidonian的词源。
5. Chelidonian
As well as being used to describe anything the deep red color of a swallow’s throat, Chelidonian winds are warm spring winds, so called because they tended to start blowing around the same time that swallows and martins began to return in the spring.Chelidonian除了可以指代像燕子喉咙部位的深红色一样的颜色之外,Chelidonian winds还有和煦春风的意思,这样表述是因为春风轻拂大地之时正是燕子归巢的时候。