Definition of facilis descensus Averni in English:

facilis descensus Averni

(also facilis descensus Averno)

nounˈfakɪlɪs dɛˈskɛnsəs əˈvəːnʌɪˈfasɪlɪs dɛˈsɛnsəs əˈvəːnʌɪ

‘The descent into Avernus is easy’: easy is the descent into hell. Chiefly figurative: it is easy to slip into evil or immoral ways.

Origin

Mid 16th century. From classical Latin facilis dēscensus Avernī (Virgil Aeneid 6. 126, in some MSS; the preferred reading is Avernō), lit. the descent of (or to) Avernus (is) easy from facilis + dēscensus + Avernī (or Avernō), genitive (or dative) of Avernus.

Definition of facilis descensus Averni in US English:

facilis descensus Averni

(also facilis descensus Averno)

noun

‘The descent into Avernus is easy’: easy is the descent into hell. Chiefly figurative: it is easy to slip into evil or immoral ways.

Origin

Mid 16th century. From classical Latin facilis dēscensus Avernī (Virgil Aeneid 6. 126, in some MSS; the preferred reading is Avernō), lit. the descent of (or to) Avernus (is) easy from facilis + dēscensus + Avernī (or Avernō), genitive (or dative) of Avernus.

单词	facilis descensus Averni
释义	Definition of facilis descensus Averni in English: facilis descensus Averni (also facilis descensus Averno) nounˈfakɪlɪs dɛˈskɛnsəs əˈvəːnʌɪˈfasɪlɪs dɛˈsɛnsəs əˈvəːnʌɪ ‘The descent into Avernus is easy’: easy is the descent into hell. Chiefly figurative: it is easy to slip into evil or immoral ways. Origin Mid 16th century. From classical Latin facilis dēscensus Avernī (Virgil Aeneid 6. 126, in some MSS; the preferred reading is Avernō), lit. the descent of (or to) Avernus (is) easy from facilis + dēscensus + Avernī (or Avernō), genitive (or dative) of Avernus. Definition of facilis descensus Averni in US English: facilis descensus Averni (also facilis descensus Averno) noun ‘The descent into Avernus is easy’: easy is the descent into hell. Chiefly figurative: it is easy to slip into evil or immoral ways. Origin Mid 16th century. From classical Latin facilis dēscensus Avernī (Virgil Aeneid 6. 126, in some MSS; the preferred reading is Avernō), lit. the descent of (or to) Avernus (is) easy from facilis + dēscensus + Avernī (or Avernō), genitive (or dative) of Avernus.
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