English Dictionary

halcyon

/ˈhælsiːən/

noun

(poetic) A kingfisher said in classical mythology to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters. / The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.

The halcyon days of our youth are long gone.

意味（1）

(poetic) A kingfisher said in classical mythology to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters.

意味（2）

The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.

But now how stands the wind?

But now how stands the wind? Into what corner peers my halcyon's bill?

意味（3）

A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.