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单词 Prometheus
释义

Prometheus

音标[pr?'mi:θju:s]

汉语翻译

n. 普罗米修斯(希腊神话人物)

英语解释:

名词 prometheus:

  1. (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him

例句:

  1. A Titan who was the father of Prometheus and Atlas and an ancestor of the human race.
    伊阿珀托斯一个提坦巨人,是普罗米修斯和阿特拉斯的父亲,而且是人类的祖先
  2. The story(absurd enough!) is that Jupiter made the first woman and sent her to Prometheus and his brother, to punish them for their presumption in stealing fire from heaven; and man, for accepting the gift.
    传说(虽然相当荒唐)朱庇特造了第一个女人并把她送给了普罗米修斯兄弟二人,以惩罚他们偷盗天火的狂妄行为,也惩罚人类,因为他们接受了天火。

详细解释:


Pro.me.the.us

n.Greek Mythology (名词)【希腊神话】
A Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humankind, for which Zeus chained him to a rock and sent an eagle to eat his liver, which grew back daily.
普罗米修斯:从奥林匹斯偷火给人类的巨人,因为这事宙斯将他锁在一块巨石上,派一只鹰去吃他的肝,而他的肝每天又重新长上

来源:
Latin Promôtheus
拉丁语 Promôtheus
from Greek
源自 希腊语


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