augean的词源
英文词源
- Augean (adj.)
- "filthy," 1590s, in reference to Augean stable, the cleansing of which was one of the labors of Herakles, from Greek Augeias, like the stable of Augeas, king of Elis, which contained 3,000 oxen and had gone uncleansed for 30 years. Herakles purified it in one day by turning the river Alpheus through it.
中文词源
augean(极脏的):希腊神话中奥吉亚斯王的牛棚
在希腊神话中,大英雄赫拉克勒斯所完成的十二项任务中,其中一项就是清理国王奥吉亚 斯(Augeas)的牛棚。奥吉亚斯是古希腊西部厄利斯(Elis)的国王。他有一个极大的牛棚,里面养了2000头牛,30年来从未清扫过,里面粪秽堆 积如山,十分肮脏。赫拉克勒斯在牛棚两端开挖深沟,引来河水,一夜之间就将牛棚冲洗得干干净净。
英语单词augean就来自奥吉亚斯的名字Augeas,表示“极脏的”。
augean:[ɔ:'dʒi:ən] adj.极脏的,奥吉亚斯的
Augean stable:奥吉亚斯王的牛棚,极其肮脏的地方
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