oasis

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əʊˈeɪsɪs/|/əʊˈeɪsəs/    美 /oʊˈeɪsɪs/|/oʊˈeɪsəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
    — It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
  2. A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle. figuratively
    — The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.
  3. A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity. figuratively
    — [T]here is no true American music but the wild sweet melodies of the Negro slave; the American fairy tales and folklore are Indian and African; and, all in all, we black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.

词形变化

oases plural oasises plural,proscribed,rare,sometimes

词汇关系

衍生词
food oasis Kharga Oasis oasification Oasisamerica oasisless oasislike
相关词
oasal oasitic

词源

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).
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