Absalom is a man in the Old Testament of the Bible: the third son of David, king of Israel. Students usually meet him as a name in that story, not as a word you use for something else.

Absalom押沙龍 is是 a man in the Old Testament of the Bible聖經舊約裡的一個人 the third son of David, king of Israel以色列王大衛的第三個兒子 Students學生 usually meet him as a name in that story通常是在那個故事裡認識這個名字 not as a word you use for something else不是拿來指別的東西的詞

The story is famous because it is sad and rather wild. Absalom was handsome, and the Bible makes a point of his long hair. He turned against his father, started a war for the throne, and died in a brutal way — his hair, or his head, caught in a tree as he rode under it, and then he was killed. David still wept for him.

The story這個故事 is famous because it is sad and rather wild很有名，因為它既悲傷又相當狂野 Absalom押沙龍 was handsome很英俊 and the Bible makes a point of his long hair聖經特別提到他的長髮 He他 turned against his father背叛了自己的父親 started a war for the throne為了王位發動戰爭 and died in a brutal way並且死得很慘 his hair, or his head, caught in a tree as he rode under it他騎馬經過樹下時，頭髮，或說頭，被樹卡住 and then he was killed然後被殺死 David大衛 still wept for him仍然為他哭泣

The name comes from Hebrew and literally means “father of peace.” Though actually, that sits uneasily on the story: this Absalom is not a peacemaker. Names like this often keep an old hope, even when the life goes another way.

The name這個名字 comes from Hebrew源自希伯來文 and literally means "father of peace."字面意思是「和平之父」 Though actually不過事實上 that sits uneasily on the story這跟故事的內容有點不搭 this Absalom is not a peacemaker這個押沙龍並不是個締造和平的人 Names like this像這樣的名字 often keep an old hope常常保留著一個古老的期望 even when the life goes another way就算這個人的一生走向完全不同的方向

In English, Absalom is almost always this biblical person, or (rarely) a boy named after him. Say it AB-suh-lum, with the weight on the first part.

In English在英文裡 Absalom押沙龍 is almost always this biblical person幾乎都是指聖經裡的這個人 or (rarely) a boy named after him或（很少見地）指以他命名的男孩 Say it AB-suh-lum唸法是AB-suh-lum with the weight on the first part重音在第一部分