abyss
abyss
a.byss AHD[…-b¹s“] DJ[*6b!s] KK[*6b!s]
n.(名词)
1.An unfathomable chasm; a yawning gulf.
    深渊,无底洞:深不可测的裂缝;张开的深壑
2.An immeasurably profound depth or void:
    深渊,深处:深不可测的深度或空间:
  “lost in the vast abysses of space and time”(&b{Loren Eiseley})
   “迷失在空间和时间的无边深渊中”(洛伦·艾斯利)
3.The primeval chaos out of which it was believed that the earth and sky were formed.
    混沌,洪荒:原始的混沌状态,据信地球和天空由此形成
4.The abode of evil spirits; hell.
    地狱,阴间:魔鬼的居住地;地狱
ORIGIN
1.Middle Englishabissus
    中古英语abissus
2.from Late Latinabyssus
    源自 后期拉丁语abyssus
3.from Greekabussos [bottomless]
    源自 希腊语abussos [无底的]
4.a- [without] * see a-1
    a- [没有] *参见a-1
5.bussos [bottom]
    bussos [底]