英语词汇atlantis的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Atlantis; Lemuria; Lyonesse. First mentioned by Plato and said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantis was sup- posed to have been destroyed by an earthquake and sunk be- neath the bottom of the sea more than 10,000 years ago, which hasn’t stopped legions of adventurers from searching for it over the ages. Lemuria, said to be near Madagascar, is another fa- mous lost island in history, as is Lyonesse, a mythical country “forty fathoms down” stretching off England from Lands End to the Scilly Isles.

词汇	atlantis
词源	Atlantis; Lemuria; Lyonesse. First mentioned by Plato and said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantis was sup- posed to have been destroyed by an earthquake and sunk be- neath the bottom of the sea more than 10,000 years ago, which hasn’t stopped legions of adventurers from searching for it over the ages. Lemuria, said to be near Madagascar, is another fa- mous lost island in history, as is Lyonesse, a mythical country “forty fathoms down” stretching off England from Lands End to the Scilly Isles.
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