Moloch is a god named in the Old Testament of the Bible. In those stories, some ancient peoples are said to have killed children as a sacrifice to him. It is a heavy name from religious history, not a word for the playground.

Moloch摩洛 is a god named一位神的名字 in the Old Testament of the Bible出現在聖經舊約裡。In those stories在這些故事裡, some ancient peoples有些古代民族 are said to have killed children據說曾殺害孩童 as a sacrifice to him獻祭給他。It is這是 a heavy name一個沉重的名字 from religious history出自宗教史, not a word for the playground不是拿來在操場上開玩笑用的詞。

Later writers stretch it: they call a cruel system Moloch when it seems to eat people, especially the young — war, a city, or money that demands a terrible price. That stretch is literary and dark; you will meet it in essays and poems more than in speech.

Later writers後來的作家 stretch it把這個詞延伸使用: when it seems to eat people當某個東西看起來像是在吞噬人 especially the young尤其是年輕人 — war, a city, or money戰爭、一座城市、或金錢 that demands a terrible price要求付出可怕的代價 — they call a cruel system Moloch他們就把這種殘酷的體制稱為摩洛。That stretch這種延伸用法 is literary and dark帶有文學性和陰暗感; more than in speech而不是在口語中, you will meet it你比較會遇到它 in essays and poems在散文和詩裡。

Though actually, scholars still argue about the exact old rites, so the tidy school picture (“the god who ate children”) is tidier than the ancient evidence.

Though actually不過其實, scholars still argue about the exact old rites學者對於古代確切的儀式仍有爭論, so the tidy school picture所以課本上那種簡潔的說法 ("the god who ate children")（「吃小孩的神」） is tidier than the ancient evidence比古代證據本身還要工整。

In ordinary English the name is rare. It is not mole, and it is not a chemistry word. People who use it want you to feel horror, not to name an animal.

In ordinary English在一般英文裡 the name is rare這個名字很少見。It is not mole它不是 mole（莫耳）, and it is not a chemistry word也不是化學用詞。People who use it用這個詞的人 want you to feel horror是想讓你感到恐懼, not to name an animal不是在講什麼動物。