halcyon

🇬🇧 UK/'hælsiәn/🇺🇸 US
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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 English
halcyonother
=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.

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