In Dante’s long poem The Divine Comedy, Beatrice is the woman who meets him and guides him through Paradise (Heaven). Before that, the Roman poet Virgil has led him through Hell and Purgatory; Beatrice takes over for the last, holy part.

In Dante's long poem The Divine Comedy在但丁的長詩《神曲》裡， Beatrice is the woman who meets him and guides him through Paradise (Heaven)貝雅特麗絲是那位遇見他、帶他走過天堂的女子。 Before that在那之前， the Roman poet Virgil has led him through Hell and Purgatory羅馬詩人維吉爾帶他走過地獄和煉獄； Beatrice takes over for the last, holy part到了最後那段神聖的路程，就換貝雅特麗絲接手。

Dante based her on a real Florentine woman, Beatrice Portinari, whom he loved from a distance.

Dante based her on a real Florentine woman但丁是以一位真實的佛羅倫斯女子為原型， Beatrice Portinari貝雅特麗絲·波蒂納里， whom he loved from a distance一位他從遠處默默愛慕的女子。

In the poem she is not only a person he loved: she also stands for grace, wisdom and the love that leads a soul toward God.

In the poem she is not only a person he loved在詩裡她不只是他愛過的人， she also stands for grace, wisdom and the love that leads a soul toward God她也代表恩典、智慧，以及引領靈魂走向神的那種愛。

English speakers also use Beatrice as an ordinary woman’s name, but this entry is the literary one. You will meet her in literature class, not in everyday chat, unless someone is named Beatrice.

English speakers also use Beatrice as an ordinary woman's name英語使用者也會把 Beatrice 當成一般的女生名字用， but this entry is the literary one但這個詞條講的是文學上的這個意思。 You will meet her in literature class你會在文學課上遇到她， not in everyday chat而不是在日常聊天裡， unless someone is named Beatrice除非剛好有人就叫 Beatrice。