英语词汇“middle earth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

middle earth

/ˌmɪdlˈəːθ/

noun

The world, the earth, regarded as a middle region between heaven and hell, or as occupying the centre of the universe. Sometimes also: the inhabitants or things of the world, especially as opposed to those of heaven; worldly things as opposed to divine or spiritual things. In later use chiefly archaic or literary.

In modern use frequently with reference to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien or to other fantasy literature; compare..

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Layamon (fl. 1250), poet. From middle + earth.

单词	middle earth
释义	middle earth /ˌmɪdlˈəːθ/ noun The world, the earth, regarded as a middle region between heaven and hell, or as occupying the centre of the universe. Sometimes also: the inhabitants or things of the world, especially as opposed to those of heaven; worldly things as opposed to divine or spiritual things. In later use chiefly archaic or literary. In modern use frequently with reference to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien or to other fantasy literature; compare.. Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Layamon (fl. 1250), poet. From middle + earth.
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