denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
(昔日的岁月)田园诗般美好的,平静幸福的,太平时期的
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the halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring .20世纪80年代中期高盈利的太平盛世。
a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly coloured plumage
翡翠鸟。
a mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm
神翠鸟(神话中冬至时在海上漂流的巢中繁殖的神鸟,能平定风浪)。
"late Middle English (in the mythological sense): via Latin from Greek