avernus meaning in English
n.
1.意大利一臭水湖〔在那不勒斯附近，传说湖边有一通道通往地狱〕。
2.地狱的入口，地狱。
Examples
- Vampa took this wild road , which , enclosed between two ridges , and shadowed by the tufted umbrage of the pines , seemed , but for the difficulties of its descent , that path to avernus of which virgil speaks
万帕顺着这条荒僻的路走着，两边都是山岭，山坡上东一簇西一簇地长着松树，但看来这些松树似乎很难于繁殖，这条路倒象是维吉尔所说的通到阴曹地府去的火山口。