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    halcyon

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hal·cy·on /ˈhælsiən/ adjective  halcyon days literaryHAPPY a time in the past when you were very happy 美好的往昔
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    halcyon• For a time the halcyon days of 1825 returned.    Origin halcyon (1500-1600) halcyon “bird believed to bring good weather at sea” ((14-19 centuries)), from Latin, from Greek alkyon “kingfisher”
    hal·cy·on adjectiveChineseSyllable
    Corpus time very in past a the you when were


    halcyon
    hal‧cy‧on /ˈhælsiən/ adjective
     Date: 1500-1600
     Origin: halcyon 'bird believed to bring good weather at sea' (14-19 centuries), from Latin, from Greek alkyon 'kingfisher'
    halcyon days literary a time in the past when you were very happy


    hal·cyonBrE /ˈhælsiən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhælsiən/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (literary) peaceful and happy 平安幸福的◆the halcyon days of her youth她年轻时幸福安宁的日子