Tempen.

/ˈtɛmpiː/

Etymology: < Latin Tempē, < Greek Τέμπη.

The proper name of a charming valley in Thessaly, watered by the Peneus, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa; used (already by the Roman writers) as a general name for a beautiful valley; hence for any delightful rural spot.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > country as opposed to town > [noun] > country place

Tempe1594

1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night in Wks. (Grosart) III. 264 Farre vnworthie am I to spend the least breath of commendation in the extolling so delightfull and pleasant a Tempe.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion To Rdr. sig. A Refusing to walke forth into the Tempe and Feelds of the Muses.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) To Rdr. sig. A4 Seeing that the whole earth was once a Tempe, an Eden (that is, a place of all pleasures and delights).

1770 H. Walpole Let. 7 July in Corr. (1941) X. 316 The gay solitude of my own little Tempe.

Derivatives

Tempean adj.

/tɛmˈpiːən/ of or pertaining to Tempe; resembling Tempe in natural beauty.

ΚΠ

1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; hence in mod. Dicts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	tempe
释义	Tempen. /ˈtɛmpiː/ Etymology: < Latin Tempē, < Greek Τέμπη. The proper name of a charming valley in Thessaly, watered by the Peneus, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa; used (already by the Roman writers) as a general name for a beautiful valley; hence for any delightful rural spot. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > country as opposed to town > [noun] > country place Tempe1594 1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night in Wks. (Grosart) III. 264 Farre vnworthie am I to spend the least breath of commendation in the extolling so delightfull and pleasant a Tempe. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion To Rdr. sig. A Refusing to walke forth into the Tempe and Feelds of the Muses. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) To Rdr. sig. A4 Seeing that the whole earth was once a Tempe, an Eden (that is, a place of all pleasures and delights). 1770 H. Walpole Let. 7 July in Corr. (1941) X. 316 The gay solitude of my own little Tempe. Derivatives Tempean adj. /tɛmˈpiːən/ of or pertaining to Tempe; resembling Tempe in natural beauty. ΚΠ 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; hence in mod. Dicts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1594
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