| 释义 |
hy·per·bo·re·an
I. \-ēən, -_bə|rē-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin Hyperborei, ancient legendary people living in the far north (from Greek Hyperboreoi, Hyperboreioi, from hyper- + boreioi, masculine plural of boreios northern, of the north wind, from Boreas north, northwind) + English -an — more at boreas
1. : of, relating to, or inhabiting an extreme northern region : frigid, frozen
< drags us out of our hyperborean gloom into the South — John Davenport >
2. : of or relating to any of the arctic peoples of Asia or No. America
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: often capitalized
1. : a member of an arctic people (as the Chukchi and Koryak of northeastern Asia and the Eskimo of No. America)
2. : one who lives in a cool northern climate
< we are Hyperboreans — we know well enough how far off we live — W.A.Kaufmann > |