ultima Thule

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A place beyond the borders of the known world.
    — Ultima Thule! Utmost Isle! / Here in thy harbors for a while / We lower our sails; a while we rest / From the unending, endless quest.
  2. Highest achievement.

词形变化

ultima Thules plural ultima thule alternative Ultima Thule alternative

词源

From Latin ultima Thūlē, nominative feminine singular of ultimus (“furthest”) + Thule, from mediaeval geography; originally from the Ancient Greek Θούλη (Thoúlē), a (possibly mythical) island to the north of Britain.
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