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19个你没听过的最美英文单词

发布者: Candy_hao | 发布时间: 2016-8-23 13:23| 查看数: 3955| 评论数: 0|

Epoch历史或生命中的一段时刻

If you refer to a long period of time as epoch, you mean that important events or great changes took place during it.

epoch指生命中一个长时间段,在这一时段中,你的生命发生了大事件或大的变化。





Flirtationship暧昧

More than a friendship, less than a relationship.

一种“友达以上,恋人未满”的状态。





Philophobia

恋爱恐惧症

等于philo爱+phobia恐惧,表示对爱情的恐惧。





Sapiosexual

智性恋

One who is attracted to or aroused by intelligence in others.

被智识所吸引的,因他人的智识而痴迷的。

(大概就是湘琴对植树的那种爱吧~~)





Somnambulist梦游症患者

Someone who walks about in their sleep.

在睡梦中到处行走的人。





Ineffable形容美到难以言喻

You ues effable to say that something is so great or extreme that it cannot be described in words.

effable指某事或某物极好、极美,难以言表





Petrichor雨下过以后,泥土的香味

Petrichor is the scent of rain on dry earth, or the scent of dust after rain. The word is constructed from Greek, petros, meaning stone+ichor, the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology.

petrichor指泥土上雨的气味,或雨后泥土的芬芳。这个单词来自希腊神话。petro表示“石头”,ichor在希腊神话中便是天神血脉中流动的液体。





Mellifluous形容声音甜美

A mellifluous voice or piece of music is smooth and gentle and very pleasant to listen to.

mellifluous指极顺畅、温和、悦耳的人声或音乐。





Serendipity意外发现有趣、新奇事物的天赋

Serendipity is the luck that some people have in finding or creating interesting or valuable things by chance.

serendipity指人们意外发现有趣或有价值的东西的小幸运(也是小编在这几个单词里最喜欢的一个~)





Limerence因为一个人而神魂颠倒的状态

Limerence is an voluntary state of mind which results from a romantic attraction to another person combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.

limerence指一种出于爱情的发自内心的精神状态,表现对另一方无可抑制的、神魂颠倒的迷恋,以及渴望对方作出相同的回应。





Ethereal形容脱俗的高雅

Someone or something that is ethereal has a delicate beauty.

ethereal指美的超凡脱俗、极为精致的人或物。





Iridescent形容彩虹般的五颜六色

Something that is iridescent has many bright colors that seem to keep changing.

iridescent指颜色极为鲜亮、多元,且富于变化。





Epiphany顿悟

An epiphany is a moment of sudden insight or understanding.

epiphany指突然洞察、理解了某事物。





Nyctophilia对黑暗的偏爱

Love of darkness or night, finding relexation or comfort in the darkness.

nyctophilia指对黑暗或夜晚的偏爱,在黑暗中感到放松或舒服。nyx表示night“夜晚”,philos表示love“爱”。





Athazagoraphobia害怕被人遗忘的恐惧

The fear of forgetting or being forgotten about.

athazagoraphobia表示对于被人遗忘或忽视的恐惧。





Velleity

只是想想不愿付出行动

A wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action.

velleity表示一种只是想想而已,不足以导致真正行动的意愿。





Lunaediesophobia周一恐惧症

Abnormal fear or extreme dislike of Mondays.

表示对周一的恐惧和极度厌恶(上班族深有体会啊哈哈哈哈!)





Procaffenating

咖延症

The tendency not to start anything until you've had a cup of coffee.

等于procrastinate拖延+caffine咖啡因,指没喝咖啡就什么事儿都做不了的习惯。





Cosmophobia宇宙恐惧症

指对宇宙以及自己在宇宙中真实地位的可怕恐惧。




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