- wasteland (n.)
[wasteland 词源字典]
- 1825 as one word, from waste (adj.) + land (n.). Figurative sense is attested from 1868. Eliot's poem is from 1922.
April is the cruellest month, breeding
[wasteland etymology, wasteland origin, 英语词源]
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.