eden

eden — 名詞

1. according to the book of Genesis, the garden where God placed the first human be

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釋義

伊甸園

聖經中亞當和夏娃居住的完美花園

according to the book of Genesis, the garden where God placed the first human beings, giving them everything they needed until they broke God's one command and were forced to leave.

例句

The snake in Eden convinced Eve to eat fruit from a forbidden tree.

伊甸園裡的蛇說服夏娃吃下了禁樹上的果子。

proper noun: the Garden of Eden

Many European paintings show Adam and Eve living peacefully in Eden before they disobeyed God.

許多歐洲畫作描繪亞當和夏娃在違背神命之前，平靜地生活在伊甸園中。

同義詞
  • paradise

    more general term for any perfect place; Eden specifically refers to the biblical garden

  • heaven

    spiritual afterlife in many religions; Eden was an earthly garden

  • utopia

    an imagined perfect society, not a physical garden created by God

反義詞
  • hell

    place of punishment, opposite of perfect happiness

文法句型

the Garden of Eden

in Eden

2. a place that is so beautiful, peaceful, and unspoiled that it feels like a perfe

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釋義

樂園

美麗純淨、宛如天堂的自然之地

a place that is so beautiful, peaceful, and unspoiled that it feels like a perfect paradise — for example, a tropical island, a hidden valley, or a quiet garden in a busy city.

例句

Tariq described the hidden valley as an eden of wildflowers and crystal-clear streams.

Tariq 描述那座隱藏的山谷是一個充滿野花與清澈溪流的樂園。

countable: an eden of [something]

The small coral island felt like a tropical eden, with white sand and turquoise water.

那座小小的珊瑚島讓人感覺像是熱帶樂園，有白沙和湛藍的海水。

同義詞
  • paradise

    more common in everyday speech; 'eden' has a more literary, formal tone

  • utopia

    focuses on a perfect society, while 'eden' focuses on natural beauty

  • haven

    emphasizes safety and refuge; 'eden' emphasizes beauty and perfection

  • Arcadia

    classical literary term for an unspoiled rural paradise; very rare in modern English

反義詞
  • wasteland

    barren, damaged land, opposite of lush beauty

文法句型

an eden of [something]

a/an + adjective + eden

用法筆記

Eden is also used as a family name. Anthony Eden (1897–1977) was a British diplomat who served as Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957. Some dictionaries list this as a separate biographical entry, but it is not a separate sense of the word.

常見錯誤

❌This beach is an Garden of Eden.
✅This beach is a tropical eden.
💡The capitalized 'Garden of Eden' refers only to the biblical garden; the lowercase 'eden' is used for metaphorical beautiful places.