单词 | facilis descensus Averni |
释义 | facilis descensus Averni/ˈfasɪlɪs dɛˈsɛnsəs əˈvəːnʌɪ/ /ˈfakɪlɪs dɛˈskɛnsəs əˈvəːnʌɪ/(also facilis descensus Averno) noun ‘The descent into Avernus is easy’: easy is the descent into hell. Chiefly figurative : it is easy to slip into evil or immoral ways.
OriginMid 16th century. From classical Latin facilis dēscensus Avernī (Virgil Aeneid 6. 126, in some MSS; the preferred reading is Avernō), lit. the descent of (or to) Avernus (is) easy from facilis + dēscensus + Avernī (or Avernō), genitive (or dative) of Avernus. |
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