Plutarch was a Greek writer who lived around the first and second centuries AD (about 46 to 120, though the years are not certain).

Plutarch Plutarch普魯塔克was a Greek writer是一位希臘作家who lived around the first and second centuries AD大約生活在西元一、二世紀之間(about 46 to 120, though the years are not certain)（大概西元46年到120年，不過確切年份並不確定）。

He is remembered for a big set of life stories, often called Plutarch's Lives: short books about famous Greek and Roman politicians and generals, often two men set side by side so you can compare how they lived and led. He cared about character — courage, pride, luck, mistake — not only battles and dates.

He他is remembered for a big set of life stories因為一大套人物傳記而為人所記得, often called Plutarch's Lives常被稱為Plutarch's Lives（希臘羅馬名人傳）: short books about famous Greek and Roman politicians and generals這些短篇著作寫的是著名的希臘和羅馬政治家與將領, often two men set side by side常常把兩個人擺在一起so you can compare how they lived and led讓你可以比較他們是怎麼生活和領導的。He他cared about character關心的是人的品格— courage, pride, luck, mistake勇氣、驕傲、運氣、過錯— not only battles and dates不只是戰役和年代。

Later readers in Europe treated him as a treasure house of those old lives. William Shakespeare, when he wrote plays set in the ancient world (Julius Caesar is the famous example), drew on Plutarch's accounts rather than inventing Rome from nothing.

Later readers in Europe後來歐洲的讀者treated him as a treasure house of those old lives把他當成那些古人生平的寶庫。William Shakespeare William Shakespeare莎士比亞, when he wrote plays set in the ancient world在寫以古代世界為背景的劇作時(Julius Caesar is the famous example)（Julius Caesar凱撒大帝是有名的例子）, drew on Plutarch's accounts是取材自Plutarch的記載rather than inventing Rome from nothing而不是憑空捏造羅馬。

You say the name as a proper noun: Plutarch. It belongs in history and literature, not in everyday chat.

You你say the name as a proper noun要把這個名字當作專有名詞來說: PlutarchPlutarch。It它belongs in history and literature屬於歷史和文學的領域, not in everyday chat不是日常聊天會用到的詞。