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Othello is the main character in Shakespeare’s play of the same name. He is a general, a Black man, respected in Venice for his skill in war.
Othello奧賽羅 is是 the main character in Shakespeare's play of the same name莎士比亞同名戲劇裡的主角。He他 is a general是一位將軍, a Black man一位黑人, respected in Venice在威尼斯很受敬重 for his skill in war因為他的軍事才能。
He marries . His friend — who is no friend at all — slowly feeds him lies, until Othello believes, , that is sleeping with another man. Othello’s jealousy grows until he kills her.
He他 marries娶了 Desdemona黛絲德夢娜。His friend Iago他的朋友伊阿古 — who is no friend at all其實一點也不是朋友 — slowly feeds him lies慢慢餵給他謊言, until直到 Othello奧賽羅 believes, wrongly錯誤地相信, that Desdemona is sleeping with another man黛絲德夢娜跟別的男人有染。Othello's jealousy奧賽羅的嫉妒 grows越來越深 until直到 he kills her他殺了她。
The play is a tragedy about trust, race, and a mind talked into ruin. People still use his name as a picture of a husband eaten up by jealousy.
The play這齣戲 is a tragedy about trust, race, and a mind talked into ruin是一齣關於信任、種族,還有一個心智被說服到毀滅的悲劇。People人們 still use his name到現在還會用他的名字 as a picture of a husband eaten up by jealousy來比喻一個被嫉妒吞噬的丈夫。
Though actually, the story on the page is messier than “a jealous man”: works very hard to make Othello see what is not there, and Othello is also a man who does not fully belong in the city he serves.
Though actually不過其實, the story on the page故事本身 is messier than比「a jealous man(一個善妒的男人)」更複雜 "a jealous man": Iago伊阿古 works very hard很努力 to make Othello see what is not there讓奧賽羅看見根本不存在的事, and而且 Othello奧賽羅 is also a man也是一個 who does not fully belong in the city he serves在他效力的城市裡不完全被接納的人。
You will meet the name in literature class, in the theatre, and sometimes in talk about jealousy. It is a proper name, so it takes a capital letter.
You你 will meet the name會遇到這個名字 in literature class, in the theatre, and sometimes in talk about jealousy在文學課、劇場,還有偶爾談到嫉妒的話題裡。It它 is a proper name是專有名詞, so所以 it takes a capital letter要大寫。
組成A proper name: the title character of Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello.
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Othelloname/əˈθɛləʊ/
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A male given name.
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The title character in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello.
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An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
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A city in Adams County, Washington, United States.
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The modern form of reversi, differing from the original in having the first four pieces placed in pre-arranged positions.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。