Ambrosia

GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.神的食物
• ［英］ n.神的食物 ( food of the gods)
• ［类］ mellifluous : music / ambrosial : food ( 流畅的音乐 / 美味的食品)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, immortality, from ambrotos immortal, from a- + -mbrotos (akin to brotos mortal) — more at murder
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. the food of the Greek and Roman gods
  • b. the ointment or perfume of the gods
• 2. something extremely pleasing to taste or smell
• 3. a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut
• • ambrosial adjective
• • ambrosially adverb

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