English Dictionary

cornucopia

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌkɔː.nəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/

名詞

ギリシャ語 可算名詞 不可算名詞

(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.

日本語の意味

ギリシア神話における、ヤギの角から果実、花、穀物などが溢れ出す豊穣の象徴。 / 所有者の望むあらゆるものが満たされる象徴的な容器またはそのイメージ。

At the harvest festival, the centerpiece was a cornucopia brimming with apples, grapes, and golden ears of wheat.

収穫祭の中心には、リンゴやブドウ、黄金色の小麦の穂であふれた豊穣の角が飾られていた。

意味（1）

(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.

It soon came: as they were on their way to a transparency of their majesties, not a little larger than life—with Bellona, in a very handsome helmet, on one side, and Peace, with a cornucopia and a full blown wreath of roses, on the other—the path was interrupted by a little knot of gentlemen.

意味（2）

A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.

意味（3）

An abundance or plentiful supply.

The store provided a veritable cornucopia of modern gadgets.

cornucopias （ plural ）