elysium

IPA/ɪˈlɪz.i.əm/
KK[ɪlˈɪziəm]IPA/ɪˈliː.zi.əm/

elysium — noun

1. a feeling of complete joy and peace, as if everything around you has suddenly be

1.名詞C2
釋義

a feeling of complete joy and peace, as if everything around you has suddenly become perfect.

例句

After the concert ended, Noor sat smiling in quiet elysium all night.

in elysium for a blissful state

Holding her newborn son, Gita felt a brief moment of pure elysium.

moment of elysium

同義詞
  • bliss

    more common and less literary, but close in meaning

  • ecstasy

    stronger and more excited, with less calm than elysium

  • paradise

    more often names an ideal place than a private feeling

反義詞
  • misery

    a general state of deep unhappiness

  • torment

    suggests intense mental or physical suffering

文法句型

in elysium

用法筆記

Usually appears in literary or elevated writing for a mood of perfect happiness, not ordinary everyday pleasure. Distinguish from paradise, which more often suggests a place rather than an inner state.