A creature from ancient Greek stories: a human head, chest and arms joined to the body and four legs of a horse.

A creature from ancient Greek stories一個出自古希臘故事的生物: a human head, chest and arms人的頭、胸和手臂 joined to the body and four legs of a horse接在馬的身體和四條腿上.

In the old stories centaurs are usually wild and rough — they drink too much and start fights — with one famous exception, Chiron, who was wise and taught heroes.

In the old stories在古老的故事裡 centaurs are usually wild and roughcentaur通常野蠻又粗暴 — they drink too much and start fights——喝酒過量又愛打架 — with one famous exception, Chiron——只有一個有名的例外，凱隆, who was wise and taught heroes他很有智慧，還教導過英雄們.

Modern readers mostly meet them in fantasy books, films and games, where they tend to be noble archers instead. English uses the word almost only for the creature; it is not a common metaphor, though writers occasionally call something a centaur when it is two very different things joined into one body — a human-and-computer chess team, for example.

Modern readers mostly meet them現代讀者大多是 in fantasy books, films and games在奇幻小說、電影和遊戲裡遇到牠們, where they tend to be noble archers instead在那些作品裡牠們通常是高貴的弓箭手. English uses the word almost only for the creature英文幾乎只用這個字指這種生物; it is not a common metaphor不是常見的比喻用法, though writers occasionally call something a centaur不過作家偶爾會把某樣東西稱作centaur when it is two very different things joined into one body當它是兩個完全不同的東西合成一體時 — a human-and-computer chess team, for example——例如人加電腦組成的西洋棋隊.