Lethe

英 美 ['liθi]
  • n. 遗忘河,忘却

中文词源


Lethe 冥河,忘川河(假想的河流,死者饮此河的水则忘记前世一生)

来自希腊语lethe,遗忘,忘却,词源同latent.希腊神话中的冥王哈得斯之河,饮其水则忘却前世,类似于中国神话中的忘川河,奈河桥,孟婆汤。

英文词源


Lethe
river of Hades (whose water when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past), from Greek lethe, literally "forgetfulness, oblivion," related to lethargos "forgetful," lathre "secretly, by stealth," lathrios "stealthy," lanthanein "to be hidden." Cognate with Latin latere "to be hidden" (see latent). Related: Lethean.

双语例句


1. The new design of external ball surface lethe, and the effect of using were introduced.
提出了新的设计方案,介绍了新设计的外球面车床的使用效果.

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