nepenthe

释义

n.

〈诗〉(古希腊传说中的)忘忧药

网络

使人忘忧的东西；忘忧草；使人忘忧之物

词形变化

复数：nepenthes

在例句中理解 3 句

1. When it was viewed from a distance the island of Nepenthe looked like a cloud.

   从远处眺望时，尼彭西岛就象一朵云。

2. Viewed from a distance, the island of Nepenthe looked like a cloud.

   从远处眺望，尼彭西岛就像一朵云。

3. The ancient Greeks, when brand-new democracy got too much for them, knew the calming oblivion of eating the lotus or sipping nepenthe.

   当古希腊人被新兴的民主弄得不胜其烦之时，就知道吃睡莲或吮吸忘忧草来寻求镇静，忘却烦恼。