Achilles

英[ə'kili:z] 美
  • n. 阿基里斯

英文词源


Achilles
Greek hero of the Trojan War stories, son of Thetis and Peleus, his name is perhaps a compound of akhos "pain, grief" (see awe) + laos "the people, a people" (see lay (adj.)); or else it is from a pre-Greek language.

双语例句


1. Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon.
打羽毛球时,我的跟腱撕裂了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Spelling is my Achilles'heel.
我最伤脑筋的弱点是拼写出错.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Achilles and Heracles were ancient Greek heroes.
阿基里斯和海格立斯[何克力士]是古希腊的英雄.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. According to another tradition, Achilles was the victim of a plot.
根据另一个传说, 阿喀琉斯是一场阴谋的受害者.

来自辞典例句