hyperborean

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/hʌɪ.pəˈbɔː.ɹɪən/    /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈboɹ.i.jɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind. Greek,capitalized,usually
    — The Hyperboreans venerated Apollo over the other gods.
  2. Any person living in a northern country, or to the north. humorous,usually
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth; or (usually humorous) to a specific northern country or area.
    — The hyperborean or frozen sea.

词形变化

hyperboreans plural Hyperborean alternative more hyperborean comparative most hyperborean superlative Hyperborean alternative

词源

词源 1
From Late Latin hyperboreanus, cognate with Classical Latin hyperboreus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), composed of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”). By surface analysis, nearly hyper- + boreal. See also Ὑπερβόρεοι (Huperbóreoi).
词源 2
From Late Latin hyperboreanus, cognate with Classical Latin hyperboreus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), composed of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”). By surface analysis, nearly hyper- + boreal. See also Ὑπερβόρεοι (Huperbóreoi).
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