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单词 cornucopia
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cor•nu•co•pi•a /ˌkɔrnəˈkoʊpiə, -nyə-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -pi•as. 
  1. Mythologyan object shaped like a curved horn, containing a rich supply of food and drink and used as a symbol of abundance:a Thanksgiving cornucopia.
  2. an abundant, overflowing supply:a cornucopia of new ideas for software development.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cor•nu•co•pi•a  (kôr′nə kōpē ə, -nyə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a horn containing food, drink, etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea.
  2. a representation of this horn, used as a symbol of abundance.
  3. an abundant, overflowing supply.
  4. a horn-shaped or conical receptacle or ornament.
  • Late Latin, equivalent. to Latin cornū horn (see cornu) + cōpiae of plenty (genitive stem of cōpia); see copious
  • 1585–95;
cor′nu•copi•an, adj. 
cor•nu•co•pi•ate  (kôr′nə kōpē it),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cornucopia /ˌkɔːnjʊˈkəʊpɪə/ n
  1. a representation of such a horn in painting, sculpture, etc, overflowing with fruit, vegetables, etc; horn of plenty
  2. a great abundance; overflowing supply
  3. a horn-shaped container
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin, from Latin cornūcōpiae horn of plenty

ˌcornuˈcopian adj
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