ajax
ajax — 名詞
1. in Greek myth, a tall and very strong warrior who fought for the Greeks at Troy,
大埃阿斯
希臘神話中特拉蒙之子，特洛伊戰爭英雄
in Greek myth, a tall and very strong warrior who fought for the Greeks at Troy, the son of Telamon; after losing a contest with Odysseus over the dead Achilles' armour, he goes mad and kills himself with his own sword.
Sophocles wrote a famous play about Ajax, who falls on his sword after the shame of losing the armour.
索福克勒斯寫過一齣著名的劇作，描寫埃阿斯在輸掉那副盔甲後，因羞愧而伏劍自盡。
proper noun: capitalized, no article
In the Iliad, Ajax holds back the Trojans almost single-handedly while the other Greeks retreat to their ships.
在《伊利亞德》裡，當其他希臘人退守船邊時，埃阿斯幾乎獨自擋下整支特洛伊大軍。
appears as subject of action verbs in narrative
Homer often pairs Ajax with his half-brother Teucer, the famous archer, on the battlefield.
荷馬常把埃阿斯和他那位著名弓箭手的同父異母兄弟透克羅斯一起寫進戰場場景。
The Greek soldiers chose Odysseus over Ajax, and the insulted hero turned his anger on a flock of sheep.
希臘將士選了奧德修斯而不選埃阿斯，受辱的英雄便把怒火發洩在一群羊身上。
- Aias
the original Greek spelling, used in some scholarly translations
- Telamonian Ajax
fuller name marking him as the son of Telamon
用法筆記
Often called Ajax the Great or Greater Ajax to distinguish him from the smaller, faster hero of sense 2. Treated as a proper noun: always capitalized and used without 'the' or 'a'.
常見錯誤
2. in Greek myth, a smaller but very fast Greek warrior at Troy, the son of Oileus,
小埃阿斯
希臘神話中善跑的特洛伊戰爭英雄
in Greek myth, a smaller but very fast Greek warrior at Troy, the son of Oileus, known for his speed in running and for the cruel things he did when the city of Troy fell.
Homer praises Ajax for his speed, saying that only Achilles could outrun him on foot.
荷馬稱讚埃阿斯腳程飛快，說只有阿基里斯能在賽跑時勝過他。
noun phrase: speed of Ajax
When Troy was burning, Ajax dragged Cassandra from the temple of Athena, and the goddess never forgave him.
特洛伊城陷火海時，埃阿斯把卡珊德拉從雅典娜的神殿裡拖了出來，女神從此再也不肯原諒他。
Greek writers often called him Ajax the Lesser to set him apart from the bigger, slower Ajax.
希臘作家常稱他為「小埃阿斯」，以區別於那位身材更高大、行動較慢的大埃阿斯。
On the way home from the war, Athena sent a storm that smashed the ship of Ajax against the rocks.
在從戰場返航的途中，雅典娜降下一場暴風，把埃阿斯的船撞碎在礁石上。
- Ajax the Lesser
standard English epithet for this hero
- Locrian Ajax
scholarly name; he led the Locrian troops
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 by the epithets 'the Lesser' or 'son of Oileus'. This Ajax is famous for speed and impiety, while the Greater Ajax is famous for size and strength.