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atheneum

/ath-uh-nee-uhm, -ney-/US // ˌæθ əˈni əm, -ˈneɪ- //UK // (ˌæθɪˈniːəm) //

尘埃落定,尘埃,尘肺,尘土飞扬

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an institution for the promotion of literary or scientific learning.
    • : a library or reading room.
    • : a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.

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Examples

  • The strange experiences of his visit in October 1879 are duly recorded in the Atheneum of the following January.

  • Just why this remote atheneum was sconce for Mr. Holliday's candle I do not hazard.

  • The trustees finally took the lead in the establishment of a public library into which the collection of the Atheneum was merged.

  • Doubtless this served to swell the crowd when the convention met at night in the Atheneum.

  • In fact most of our knowledge of the founder of the Atheneum comes more from memories and traditions than from exact data.