halcyon
🇬🇧 UK/'hælsiәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Calm, peaceful, and happy; often used to describe a past time remembered as idyllic.
宁静的,平和的,幸福美好的(常指往昔)
n.
A mythical bird said to calm the sea; a type of tropical kingfisher.
神翠鸟(神话中能平息风浪的鸟);翡翠鸟
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishhalcyonother
=halcyon
Example Sentences
- 1.
They spent halcyon days sailing along the Mediterranean coast.
- 2.
The halcyon period of the company ended when the market crashed.