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In old Greek stories, Argus is a creature with many eyes — a hundred, in the best-known telling. The goddess used him as a guard, because with so many eyes he could watch almost everything. After he died, the stories say his eyes were set on the tail of the .
In old Greek stories在古希臘神話裡, Argus is a creature with many eyes阿格斯是個有很多眼睛的生物 — a hundred, in the best-known telling最有名的說法是一百隻眼睛. The goddess Hera used him as a guard女神赫拉派他當守衛, because with so many eyes he could watch almost everything因為眼睛那麼多,他幾乎什麼都能看到. After he died他死後, the stories say his eyes were set on the tail of the peacock故事說他的眼睛被放到了孔雀的尾巴上
That is why the name still carries the idea of watching very carefully. Some newspapers have been called the Argus for that reason: they want you to think they never miss a piece of news.
That is why the name still carries the idea of watching very carefully這就是為什麼這個名字到現在還帶著「看得很仔細」的意思. Some newspapers have been called the Argus for that reason有些報紙就因為這樣取名叫Argus: they want you to think they never miss a piece of news他們想讓你覺得他們絕不會漏掉任何一則新聞
Though actually, this is a name, not an everyday English word. You will meet it in myths, in paper titles, and sometimes in the phrase argus-eyed, meaning “watching closely.”
Though actually不過事實上, this is a name, not an everyday English word這是個名字,不是日常英文單字. You will meet it in myths你會在神話裡遇到它, in paper titles在報紙名稱裡, and sometimes in the phrase argus-eyed有時也會在argus-eyed這個說法裡, meaning "watching closely."意思是「看得很仔細」
組成Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos). It is a name, not a word built from English pieces.
同家族的字
- argus-eyedmeans watching very closely; taken from the many-eyed guard in the story
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Argusname/ˈɑːɡəs/
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human-sciencesmysticismmythologyA mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.
argusnoun
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A watchful guardian.
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An alert, observant person.
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Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
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Any of various nymphalid butterflies, such as those of the genus Junonia, also called pansies.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。