资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Elysium \E*ly"sium\, n.; pl. E. {Elysiums}, L. {Elysia}. [L.,
   fr. Gr. ?, ? ?, Elysian field.] (Anc. Myth.)
   1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the
      seat of future happiness; Paradise.

   2. Hence, any delightful place.

            An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the
            Greeks.                               --I. Taylor.