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When people call someone a Cassandra, they mean a person who warns that something bad is coming, but nobody listens.
When當 people人們 call someone a Cassandra把某人叫做Cassandra, they mean意思是 a person who warns that something bad is coming一個警告壞事要發生的人, but但 nobody listens沒人聽。
The name comes from old Greek stories. Cassandra was a princess of Troy. She could see the future, and she warned her city that the Greeks’ wooden horse was a trick — and she was right — but no one believed her, and Troy fell.
The name這個名字 comes from old Greek stories來自古希臘的故事。Cassandra卡珊德拉 was a princess of Troy是特洛伊的公主。She她 could see the future能預見未來, and而 she她 warned her city警告了她的城邦 that the Greeks' wooden horse was a trick說希臘人的木馬是個詭計 — and而 she她 was right她說對了 — but但 no one believed her沒人相信她, and而 Troy特洛伊 fell就淪陷了。
So the word is not just “someone who thinks disaster is coming.” The sting is that the warning is true, and still no one trusts it. You meet it in news and essays more than in chat; it feels a little like a book-word.
So所以 the word這個詞 is not just "someone who thinks disaster is coming."不只是「覺得會有災難要來的人」 The sting刺痛的地方在於 is that the warning is true警告是真的, and而 still no one trusts it卻還是沒人相信。You你 meet it in news and essays會在新聞和文章裡遇到它 more than in chat比在聊天裡更常見；it它 feels a little like a book-word帶點書面用語的感覺。
Parents still name girls Cassandra, and that use is only a name, not the warning.
Parents父母 still name girls Cassandra還是會用Cassandra幫女兒取名, and而 that use這種用法 is only a name只是個名字, not而不是 the warning那個警告的意思。
組成From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra).
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。
Cassandraname/kəˈsæn.dɹə/
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human-sciencesmysticismmythologyA prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined never to be believed.
- And so when Cassandra foretold the evils that were to come upon Troy, even her own people would not credit her words.
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A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism.
- Warren J. Tyler, son of Joel, was born in Byron, July 28, 1828. He married Cassandra Tyler, of Stafford, and has four children living.
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An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
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A small borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Cassandranoun/kəˈsæn.dɹə/
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A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true.
- "Well, take my word for it, those girls will never marry; marriage is like money—seem to want it, and you never get it." The Cassandra was scarcely departed, when the objects of her oracle appeared—Mrs. Fergusson and her two daughters.
- 1876–1877, "The New Republic", book III, chapter IV, page 46 in Belgravia: An Illustrated London Magazine, volume XXXI 'By the way,' said Mr. Saunders […] , 'I suppose I may speak the truth freely, as I know well enough that all to whom my vaticinations would be unwelcome are sure to mistake me for a Cassandra.'
cassandranoun
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Synonym of leather leaf (“Chamaedaphne calyculata”).
- Very commonly the forerunner of mat formation is the cassandra (Chamaedaphne calyculata). This shrub occurs both along the shore and along the edges of the advancing mat and frequently grows out several feet into the open water.
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。