单词 | cornucopia |
释义 | cornucopia —cornucopian, adj. —cornucopiate /kawr'neuh koh"pee it/, adj. /kawr'neuh koh"pee euh, -nyeuh-/, n. 1. 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. [1585-95; < LL, equiv. to L cornu HORN (see CORNU) + copiae of plenty (gen. s. of copia); see COPIOUS] |
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