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ultima thule

/ˈʌltɪmə ˈθuːliː/

翻译: 拉丁语短语,意为“最远的图勒”,在古典和中世纪地理学中用来指已知世界之外遥远而神秘的北方土地。现代用法中,比喻极其遥远、最终的目标或极限边界。

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/ˈʌltɪmə ˈθuːliː/C2formal已废弃
  • zh拉丁语短语,意为“最远的图勒”,在古典和中世纪地理学中用来指已知世界之外遥远而神秘的北方土地。现代用法中,比喻极其遥远、最终的目标或极限边界。

A Latin phrase meaning 'farthest Thule,' historically used in ancient and medieval geography to refer to a distant, mythical northern land beyond the known world. In modern usage, it metaphorically describes an extreme, remote, or ultimate goal or boundary.

  1. A distant unknown regionC2formal

    A term used to refer to a faraway, mysterious, or mythical place beyond the known world.

    zh极远未知之境

    • The explorers dreamed of reaching ultima thule, the edge of the known world.
    • In ancient maps, ultima thule was marked as the northernmost land.
    • For the poet, ultima thule symbolized the ultimate goal of human longing.