| 釋義 |
Hydra:(Gr.myth.) nine-headed monster serpent thatgrew two new heads for each one struck off.It waskilled by Hercules. 海得拉,(希臘神話) 九頭蛇怪。 △1H.IV.5.4.25:“Another king? They grow likeHydra’s heads.” 又一個(gè)國王? 簡直像九頭蛇,殺不完。 △2H.IV.4.2.38:“Whereon this Hydra son of war isborn,”i.e.of which this Hydra-like offspring,war,isborn. 因此才產(chǎn)生出戰(zhàn)爭這個(gè)多頭的怪物。 △ Oth.2.3.309(304): “Had I as many mouths as Hydra,such an an-swer would stop them all.”縱然我有海得拉那樣多嘴,他這一句回答就把我的嘴全堵住了。 |