halcyon

• adj.
• n. エメラルドの鳥; 神々しいカワセミ
• n.(Halcyon)人名;(英)ハルシオン

ギリシャ語でカワセミのような形をした神話上の鳥、halkyonから。語源はhal-、海、語源は塩、ハロゲン、-kyon、育む、語源はPIE*keue、うねり、語源は洞窟、積雲と同じ。 伝説によると、冬至の前後2週間、この鳥は海面に巣を作り、次の世代を育む。穏やかになることから、平和を意味する語源となった。

halcyon

halcyon: [14] Halcyon days, originally ‘days of calm weather’, but now used figuratively for a ‘past period of happiness and success’, are literally ‘days of the kingfisher’. The expression comes from Greek alkuonídes hēmérai ‘kingfisher’s days’, a term used in the ancient world for a period of 14 days fine or calm weather around the winter solstice which was attributed to the magical influence of the kingfisher. The origin of Greek alkúon is not known, although it was from earliest times associated with Greek háls ‘sea’ and kúōn ‘conceiving’ (whence the spelling halcyon).

halcyon (adj.)

"calm, quiet, peaceful," 1540s, in halcyon dayes (translating Latin alcyonei dies, Greek alkyonides hemerai), 14 days of calm weather at the winter solstice, when a mythical bird (also identified with the kingfisher) was said to breed in a nest floating on calm seas. The name of this fabulous bird is attested in Middle English as alcioun (late 14c.). The name is from Latin halcyon, alcyon, from Greek halkyon, variant (perhaps a misspelling) of alkyon "kingfisher," a word of unknown origin. The explanation that this is from hals "sea; salt" (see halo-) + kyon "conceiving," present participle of kyein "to conceive," literally "to swell" (see cumulus) probably is ancient folk-etymology to explain a loan-word from a non-Indo-European language. Identified in mythology with Halcyone, daughter of Aeolus, who when widowed threw herself into the sea and became a kingfisher.

1. the halcyon days of her youth

彼女の若い頃の幸せで安らかな日々

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2.It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990、when he won three tournaments on the European tour.

1990年の素晴らしい時間とは大きく異なり、ヨーロッパツアーで3つの選手権を勝ち取った。

3.Those were the halcyon days of Athens（fifth century BC）when she produced her finest poetry and drama，architecture and sculpture.紀元5世紀はアテネの太平の世であった。アテネの最も優れた詩、戯劇、建築、彫刻はこの時期に生まれた。

4.He yearned for the halcyon days of his childhood.

彼は子供の頃の穏やかで幸せな日々を懐かしんでいる。

5.Bouncing yellow and halcyon blue，make TV setting wall becomes the visual Center of the room.

ジャンプする黄色と静かな青は、テレビの背景壁を部屋の視覚中心にします。