land of the living

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The mortal world, as opposed to the afterlife.
  2. Awakeness, especially after a long and deep sleep. humorous
    — Once I was back in the land of the living and my leg cast had been removed, my main aim in life was to get fit.

词形变化

the land of the living canonical

词源

Calque of Biblical Hebrew חַיִּים בְּאֶרֶץ from Psalm 27:13. Similar phrases are also found in other religions and mythologies, such as the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh.
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