| 单词 | spirit of place |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspirit of place P11. spirit of place [compare classical Latin genius locī genius loci n.] : the characteristic atmosphere and influence of a particular place. Cf. genius loci n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > [noun] > atmosphere or influence of a place ambient1892 spirit of place1899 1899 A. Meynell Spirit of Place i. 2 The spirit of place, which is to be seen in the shapes of the fields and the manner of the crops, to be felt in a prevalent wind..calls out and peals in the cathedral bells. 1918 D. H. Lawrence in Eng. Rev. Nov. 319 All art partakes of the Spirit of Place in which it is produced. 1981 Sunday Tel. 25 Jan. 30/2 Of even the great cathedral of Canterbury Hilaire Belloc wrote with deep sadness for a spirit of place sought but not found. 2015 M. Newton Victorian Fairy Tales (2016) Introd. p. xv In Kipling's writing,..Puck stands as an ever-present embodiment of the spirit of place. < as lemmas |
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