land of Nod

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˈlænd əv ˈnɒd/    美 /ˈlænd əv ˈnɑd/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The state of sleep, or an imaginary place that one inhabits when asleep. poetic
    — Neverout. Why, miss, if you fall asleep, somebody may get a pair of gloves. / Col. I'm going to the land of Nod.

词形变化

the land of Nod canonical

词源

From Genesis 4:16, first used by Jonathan Swift as a play on words for the modern-day meaning. Compare nod off.
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