Montezuma is the name English books usually give to the Aztec emperor of Mexico who met the Spanish, Cortés, in the early 1500s (about 1466–1520). You will also see Moctezuma, which sits closer to his own language.

Montezuma is the nameMontezuma是這個名字 English books usually give to英文書通常用來稱呼 the Aztec emperor of Mexico墨西哥阿茲特克帝國的皇帝 who met the Spanish, Cortés他遇見了西班牙人科爾特斯 in the early 1500s在1500年代初 (about 1466–1520大約1466到1520年). You will also see Moctezuma你也會看到Moctezuma這個拼法, which sits closer to his own language這個拼法比較接近他自己語言的發音.

People often call him “the last Aztec ruler.” That is a bit tidy: he was the emperor when the Spanish arrived, but after he died other Aztec leaders still tried to fight. The usual story is that the Spanish held him as a prisoner, and that his own people later killed him. Scholars are not all sure who struck the blow; it is a messy time, and the Spanish wrote a lot of the story.

People often call him "the last Aztec ruler."大家常稱他為「最後一位阿茲特克統治者」 That is a bit tidy這樣講有點太簡化了: he was the emperor when the Spanish arrived他是西班牙人抵達時的皇帝, but after he died但他死後 other Aztec leaders still tried to fight其他阿茲特克領袖仍試圖抵抗. The usual story is that一般的說法是 the Spanish held him as a prisoner西班牙人把他當俘虜關起來, and that his own people later killed him而他自己的人民後來殺了他. Scholars are not all sure who struck the blow學者們並不完全確定是誰下的手; it is a messy time那是個混亂的時代, and the Spanish wrote a lot of the story而且很多故事是西班牙人寫下來的.

In class the name is mostly history. In everyday English people sometimes stretch it into the joke Montezuma’s revenge, meaning a bad stomach when you travel — that is the name being used loosely, not a fact about the man.

In class the name is mostly history在課堂上這個名字主要是歷史. In everyday English在日常英文裡 people sometimes stretch it into the joke大家有時候會把它延伸成一個玩笑話 Montezuma's revengeMontezuma's revenge（蒙特蘇馬的復仇）, meaning a bad stomach when you travel意思是旅行時鬧肚子 — that is the name being used loosely這是這個名字被鬆散地拿來用, not a fact about the man不是關於這個人的史實.