Merlin, with a capital M, is the magician in the old King Arthur stories: a wise man with magic, who advises the king, sees what is coming, and helps Arthur rise. Children meet him in picture books and films; the name feels legendary, not like a neighbour’s name.

Merlin with a capital MMerlin（大寫M開頭） is the magician in the old King Arthur stories是亞瑟王故事裡的那位魔法師 a wise man with magic一個懂魔法的智者 who advises the king他幫國王出謀劃策 sees what is coming能預知將要發生的事 and helps Arthur rise並且幫助亞瑟登上王位 Children meet him in picture books and films小朋友在繪本和電影裡認識他 the name feels legendary這個名字給人傳奇的感覺 not like a neighbour's name不像鄰居的名字

Though actually there is also a small hawk called a merlin, written the same in English but a different word with a different history — this entry is the magician, not the bird.

Though actually there is also a small hawk called a merlin不過其實還有一種小型的獵鷹也叫merlin written the same in English but a different word with a different history英文拼法一樣，但是不同的字、不同的來源 this entry is the magician, not the bird這個詞條講的是魔法師，不是那隻鳥

People still argue how much of the story grew from a real poet or wild man in Welsh tradition, and how much was built by later writers; what English readers know is the figure in the Arthur tales.

People still argue how much of the story grew from a real poet or wild man in Welsh tradition人們還在爭論這個故事有多少是從威爾斯傳統裡一個真實的詩人或野人演變來的 and how much was built by later writers又有多少是後來的作家加進去的 what English readers know is the figure in the Arthur tales英文讀者所認識的，就是亞瑟王故事裡的這個角色