"asphodel" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 水仙百合

Definition

水仙百合是一种开白色或黄色星形花的植物，古代文学中常见，有时与希腊神话中的冥界相关联。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“水仙百合”属于正式用语，主要出现在文学、诗歌或植物学语境中。它常与神话或古典文学相关，日常交流中很少用到。

Examples

The garden was full of asphodel.

花园里开满了**水仙百合**。

I read about asphodel in a Greek myth.

我在一个希腊神话中读到了**水仙百合**。

The asphodel has beautiful white flowers.

**水仙百合**有美丽的白色花朵。

Poets often mention asphodel when describing peaceful fields.

诗人们在描写宁静田野时常提到**水仙百合**。

In mythology, souls walked through fields of asphodel after death.

在神话中，灵魂死后会走过**水仙百合**的田野。

You don't see asphodel much outside books on ancient plants.

除了古代植物的书籍，现实中很少见到**水仙百合**。