eden

/ˈiːdn/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈidən] /ˈiːdn/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈidən] /ˈē-dᵊn/ (ame, mw)

eden — noun

1. The first book of the Bible describes a perfect garden called Eden, where God pl

1.名詞B1
釋義

The first book of the Bible describes a perfect garden called Eden, where God placed Adam and Eve. They lived there in complete joy until they went against God's command and had to leave.

例句

In the Book of Genesis, Adam and Eve lived in Eden before eating the forbidden fruit.

collocation: lived in Eden

According to the Bible, Eden was a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve lived in perfect harmony.

collocation: Eden was a beautiful garden

同義詞
  • Paradise

    in religious contexts, overlaps with Eden but can also refer to heaven

  • the Garden

    an abbreviated way to refer to Eden in English

反義詞
  • the Fall

    the event when Adam and Eve left Eden; not a direct antonym but linked as the opposite state

  • wilderness

    the barren land outside Eden after the expulsion

文法句型

the Garden of Eden

Eden as place name

用法筆記

Also the surname of Anthony Eden (1897–1977), a British prime minister. That use is a separate proper noun unrelated to the biblical meaning of this entry.

常見錯誤

❌My garden is an Eden.
✅My garden is like an Eden.
💡The original Eden is a specific biblical place; for comparisons, use 'a' or 'like an' to show you mean 'a kind of paradise.'

2. Any place or situation that feels like a perfect paradise — extremely beautiful,

2.名詞B2
釋義

Any place or situation that feels like a perfect paradise — extremely beautiful, peaceful, and happy, as if all problems have disappeared.

例句

To the weary travellers, the small island felt like a tropical Eden.

metaphorical: feel like + a [tropical] Eden

Nora described her grandmother's garden as a private Eden full of fruit trees.

metaphorical: described as a private Eden

同義詞
  • paradise

    more general than Eden; can mean any ideal place, including heaven

  • utopia

    an imagined perfect society, with a focus on social or political perfection rather than natural beauty

  • haven

    a safe, peaceful place, often a refuge from danger or stress

反義詞
  • hell

    a place of suffering, the opposite of Eden's happiness

  • wasteland

    a barren, empty area with no beauty or life

文法句型

a + [adjective] + Eden

feel like / look like an Eden

用法筆記

Often used with 'a' or 'an' to mark the comparison as figurative, not literal. Common in travel writing and descriptions of unspoiled nature.

常見錯誤

❌Heaven is an Eden.
✅Heaven is paradise.
💡In Christianity, 'Eden' is an earthly garden, not the afterlife. Use 'paradise' or 'heaven' for life after death.