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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cor·nu·co·pia ETYMOLOGY Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty DATE 1508 1. a curved goat's horn overflowing with fruit and ears of grain that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance 2. an inexhaustible store : abundance 3. a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone [cornucopia 1] English Etymology cornucopia 1508, from L. cornu copiæ "horn of plenty," originally the horn of the goat Amalthea, who nurtured the infant Zeus. See horn and copious. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 cornucopia cor·nu·co·pia / 7kC:nju5kEupiE; NAmE 7kC:rnju5koupiE / noun1. (also 7horn of 'plenty) a decorative object shaped like an animal's horn, shown in art as full of fruit and flowers 丰饶角,丰饶角饰(艺术作品中装满水果和鲜花、形似动物角的装饰物) 2. (formal) something that is or contains a large supply of good things 丰盛；丰富；丰饶: The book is a cornucopia of good ideas. 这部书里有无数好主意。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cor·nu·co·pia \ˌkȯ(r)n(y)əˈkōpēə sometimes -nēˈk- or -niˈk-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty, from cornu horn + copiae, gen. of copia abundance, plenty — more at copious 1. : a curved goat's horn from the mouth of which fruit and ears of grain overflow used as a decorative motif in art, architecture, and design (as on furniture, porcelain, and silverwork), emblematic of abundance, and representing the horn of the Greek nymph Amalthea that was endowed with the virtue of becoming filled with whatever its possessor wished — called also horn of plenty 2. : something that produces an overflowing and inexhaustible supply especially of desirable things < American consumption … allows mass production to continue with safety its outpouring of goods from its miraculous cornucopia— P.M.Mazur > : an inexhaustible store : abundance < a pair of books that … add up to a 550-page cornucopia of humor — Bernard Kalb > 3. : a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone (as a paper horn filled with candy or a pastry filled with whipped cream) 4. : a protrusion of the choroid plexus into each lateral recess of the fourth ventricle of the brain [c |
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