Circe is a woman in old Greek stories, not a word for a kind of person in real life. In the Odyssey she lives on an island, knows magic, and turns Odysseus’s friends into pigs. Odysseus himself is warned, and with help he is not changed; he stays with her for a time and then sails on.

Circe「Circe」 是 a woman一個女性角色 in old Greek stories出現在古希臘故事裡，not a word而不是一個字 for a kind of person用來指現實生活中某一種人 in real life。In the Odyssey在《奧德賽》裡 she她 lives住 on an island在一座島上，knows magic會魔法，and而且 turns把 Odysseus's friends奧德修斯的同伴 into pigs變成豬。Odysseus奧德修斯本人 himself is warned被事先警告過，and而且 with help靠著幫助 he他 is not changed沒有被變形；he他 stays with her跟她住了一段時間 for a time，and然後 then sails on繼續航行。

People say her name when they want a picture of a dangerously charming witch — someone who can hold you, change you, and make you forget the way home. That use is literary and a bit old-fashioned; in everyday talk you will hardly hear it.

People大家 say her name會提到她的名字 when當 they想要 want a picture一個畫面 of a dangerously charming witch危險又迷人的女巫時：someone一個人 who能 can hold you留住你、change you改變你，and而且 make you forget讓你忘記 the way home回家的路。That use這種用法 是 literary and a bit old-fashioned文學性又有點老派；in everyday talk在日常對話裡 you你 will hardly hear it幾乎不會聽到。

In English her name is usually said SUR-see, which surprises students who met the Greek form first.

In English在英文裡 her name她的名字 is usually said通常唸成 SUR-see「SUR-see」，which而這 surprises讓 students先接觸希臘原文形式的學生 who met the Greek form first很意外。

She is not the same as the Sirens (the singers who lure sailors), though both turn up in the same long sea story, and people do mix them up.

She她 is not不是 the same as跟……一樣 the Sirens塞壬（the singers那些會唱歌 who lure sailors引誘水手的），though雖然 both兩者 turn up都出現 in the same long sea story在同一個長篇海上故事裡，and而 people大家 do mix them up確實會把她們搞混。