An Adonis is a very, very good-looking young man — the kind people turn to look at. The name comes from Adonis in old Greek stories: a beautiful youth whom the goddess of love adored.

An Adonis Adonis是 is a very, very good-looking young man一個非常非常帥的年輕男人——the kind people turn to look at那種會讓人回頭看的類型。The name comes from這個名字來自 Adonis in old Greek stories古希臘故事裡的阿多尼斯：a beautiful youth whom the goddess of love adored一位美少年，愛神深深愛慕著他。

English borrowed the name and now uses it (often with a capital A, sometimes without) as a teasing or literary label, not as a scientific word. Magazines, jokes, and slightly old-fashioned praise use it: ‘he thinks he’s an Adonis.’ It can be kind, or it can poke fun at someone who is too pleased with his face.

English borrowed the name英文借用了這個名字，and now uses it現在用它（often with a capital A, sometimes without通常大寫 A 開頭，有時候不大寫）as a teasing or literary label當作調侃或文學上的稱呼，not as a scientific word而不是科學用詞。Magazines, jokes, and slightly old-fashioned praise use it雜誌、玩笑話，還有有點老派的稱讚會用它：'he thinks he's an Adonis.'『他覺得自己是個 Adonis』。It can be kind它可以是善意的，or it can poke fun at someone who is too pleased with his face也可以是在調侃一個對自己長相太自滿的人。

You would not use it for a child, and you would not use it for a woman. It is not a daily classroom word; it lives in stories, captions, and jokes.

You would not use it for a child你不會用它形容小孩，and you would not use it for a woman也不會用它形容女人。It is not a daily classroom word它不是日常教室裡會教的字；it lives in stories, captions, and jokes它活在故事、圖說和玩笑話裡。