读希腊罗马神话学英语词汇.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 读希腊、罗马神话学英语词汇 关键词：词的理据(motivation)，文化，culturally-loaded words, 神话背景 英语词汇学认为, 有一些英语词汇的理据(motivation)与文化历史有密切的联系，它们包含了丰富的文化内容。这种词叫做culturally-loaded words。 希腊人创造了美丽的神话，后经罗马人进一步发展，并随着其扩张影响深远。英语中很多词汇有希腊罗马神话的渊源。了解这些神话背景，有助于了解这些词的词义理据，进一步提高词汇量。也有助于一些文学作品的欣赏。下面是笔者收集的一些相关源于希腊、罗马神话的词汇及简要神话背景，以及例句，希望有助于相关词汇的记忆与理解。 Achillean /,?ki’li:?n/ adj. brave or invulnerable by sword or other weapons 勇敢的，刀枪不入的 In Greek mythology, Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of HYPERLINK http://localhost:90/g?gtype=article_viewdoc_name=core/00/40/27_1.htmlterms=achille%20achilles Agamemnon in the HYPERLINK http://localhost:90/g?gtype=article_viewdoc_name=core/07/53/92_1.htmlterms=achille%20achilles Trojan War. Thetis, the sea nymph, his mother dipped him in the waters of the River Styx, by which he became invulnerable, except for the part of his heel by which she held him e.g. The boxers wearing a certain talisman believed that they were Achillean, and so they were undaunted in the battle. Adonis /?’d?unis/ n．A very handsome young man. 美少年 Adonis , a strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. Adonis是爱神爱芙罗黛所爱的俊男子 e.g. Jack is quite an Adonis; So many girls set their caps for him. aegis /’i:dis / n．1．shield or protection 2．auspices or sponsorship庇护；支持 aegis, the shield or breastplate of Zeus, later an attribute of Athena 羊皮盾, 宙斯的帝盾或胸铠，后成为雅典娜的象征 e.g. Children’ welfare is now under the aegis of the law.儿童福利现在处于法的保护之下． amazon /＇?m?z?n / n．A tall, aggressive, strong-willed woman 彪悍强壮的妇女,高大的、咄咄逼人的、意志坚强的女人 Amazon: a nation of women warriors reputed to have lived in Scythia.神话中住在黑海边的女战士族中的一员 e.g. The war turned many Vietnamese women into amazons; they fought the invader, they toiled their fields and supported their families. ambrosial /?m＇br?uzj?l / adj. Something with an especially delicious flavor or fragrance.珍馐美味 ambrosia: the food of the gods, thought to confer immortality. 仙果,神的食物，据说能使人不死 e.g. ambrosial smoked salmon可口的