你知道怎樣講希臘語(yǔ)嘛？英語(yǔ)中有150000個(gè)單詞起源于希臘，本篇文章提供20個(gè)起源于希臘的單詞。

1.?Acrobat
雜技演員

From the word akri (?κρη, "tip" or "edge") and the verb vaino (βα?νω, "to walk"), an acrobat is someone who walks on the edge, almost on tiptoe.
起源于單詞akri（“末梢”或者“邊緣”）以及vaino（“走”），雜技演員是幾乎用腳趾走在邊緣的人。

2．Cemetery
墓地

It took me some time to realize that this word comes from Greek. A lot of words disguise themselves as Old French or Latin but cemetery in fact comes from the word koimame (κοιμ?μαι, "to sleep") which is also the root of the Greek word koimitirion (κοιμητ?ριο, "dormitory"). A cemetery is a dormitory for the dead!
我花了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才意識(shí)到這個(gè)詞起源于希臘。許多單詞都把它們自己偽裝成古法語(yǔ)或者拉丁語(yǔ)，但是事實(shí)上cemetery起源于單詞koimame（“睡覺(jué)”），希臘詞koimitirion（“宿舍”）也起源于“koimame”這個(gè)詞。墓地是死者的安息之地。

3.Cynicism
犬儒主義

Cynicism comes from the Cynics, a school of Ancient Greek philosophers. But the name probably derives from a public gymnasium called Cynosarges, where one of Socrates’ pupils taught. According to one myth, the Athenians were in the middle of making an offering to Heracles when a dog snatched the animal and deposited it near the location where the gymnasium was later built.
Cynicism由單詞Cynics演化而來(lái)，Cynics是古希臘哲學(xué)家的一個(gè)派別。 但是這個(gè)名字很可能是起源于一個(gè)名為Cynosarges的公眾體育館，蘇格拉底的一個(gè)學(xué)生曾經(jīng)在那里教過(guò)學(xué)。據(jù)神話記載，當(dāng)雅典赫拉克勒斯獻(xiàn)祭時(shí)，一只狗抓住動(dòng)物并把它放在了獻(xiàn)祭地點(diǎn)的附近，后來(lái)那附近就建了一個(gè)這樣的體育館。

4.Democracy
民主

Everyone’s favorite word, democracy — from demos (δ?μο?, "people") and kratos (κρ?το?, "power") — is simply put: Power to the People!
每一個(gè)人都喜歡這個(gè)詞，民主 — 起源于demos（“人民”）以及kratos（“權(quán)力”）— 二者很簡(jiǎn)單的被放到一起：權(quán)力屬于人民！

5．Dinosaur
恐龍

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a dinosaur? According to Greek, a dinosaur is a lizard from deinos (δειν??, "terrible") and savra (σα?ρα, "lizard").
當(dāng)提到恐龍，你腦海里第一個(gè)浮現(xiàn)的是什么？據(jù)希臘語(yǔ)記載，恐龍是一種類(lèi)蜥蜴爬行動(dòng)物，這個(gè)詞起源于deinos（“可怕的”）和savra（“類(lèi)蜥蜴爬行動(dòng)物”）。

6.Europe
歐洲

According to Ancient Greek mythology, Europe was a mythological princess, with big, beautiful eyes, from evrys (ευρ??, "broad") and ops (ωψ, "eye"). Zeus fell in love with her and, to approach her, he transformed himself into a white bull. Europe sat on the bull and was taken on a faraway trip to what is today Europe. If you have just come back from Greece you may have this little piece of mythology lying somewhere in your wallet, as the story of Europe and the bull is depicted on the Greek 2-Euro coin.
據(jù)古希臘神話記載，Europe是一個(gè)神話里的公主，眼睛大大的很漂亮。這個(gè)詞起源于evry（“寬的，大的”）和ops（“眼睛”）。宙斯愛(ài)上了她，為了接近她他把自己偽裝成一頭白牛，她騎著白牛遠(yuǎn)行去了今天的歐洲。如果你剛剛從希臘回來(lái)，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這段神話可能就在你錢(qián)包的某處，因?yàn)檫@段故事被印在兩歐元的硬幣上。

7. Galaxy
銀河

Galaxy, a.k.a. Milky Way comes from the Greek word for milk, gala (γ?λα). According to Ancient Greek mythology , the Milky Way was created by Heracles, son of Zeus, when he tried to suckle on his step-mother’s milk while she slept. When Hera woke up to discover that she was breastfeeding an infant that was not her own, she pushed the child away, causing the milk to spurt into the universe. Galaxy又被稱(chēng)為Milky Way,起源于希臘單詞milk, gala。
據(jù)古希臘神話記載，銀河由宙斯的兒子赫拉克勒斯創(chuàng)造，他那時(shí)還是一個(gè)嬰兒，他試圖在繼母睡著的時(shí)候吸吮她的奶，但是當(dāng)神后赫拉醒來(lái)時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)她哺乳的并不是自己的孩子，她便把孩子推開(kāi)，這樣就導(dǎo)致奶水流到了宇宙。

8.Hermaphrodite
雌雄同體

Another one from the Ancient Greeks, Hermaphrodite was the son of Gods Hermes and Aphrodite. As the most handsome man in the world, he became the object of affection of nymph Salmacis who prayed to the Gods that they stay together forever. The Gods heard her prayer and joined the two in one body.
這是來(lái)自于古希臘的另一個(gè)單詞，Hermaphrodite是赫耳墨斯和阿佛洛狄特的兒子。作為世界上最帥氣的人，他成為女神薩耳瑪西斯的愛(ài)戀對(duì)象，薩耳瑪西斯向上帝祈禱希望他們能夠永遠(yuǎn)在一起，上帝聽(tīng)到了她的祈禱便把兩個(gè)人合為一體。

9.Marathon
馬拉松

A marathon is a long-distance footrace and there are thousands of marathons taking place every year around the world. Officially, a marathon is 42.1 km (or 26.1 miles) long, in a nod to the actual distance between the cities of Marathon and Athens.
馬拉松是長(zhǎng)途競(jìng)走，每年在世界各地都會(huì)有許多場(chǎng)馬拉松。據(jù)官方統(tǒng)計(jì)，一場(chǎng)馬拉松有42.1千米，是馬拉松到雅典兩個(gè)城市間的距離。

10.Marmalade
果醬

Although dictionaries will tell you that the word comes from Portuguese, it, in fact, comes from the Greek words meli (μ?λι, "honey") and milo (μ?λο, "apple") or sweet apple/fruit. Another source says that Ancient Greeks liked cooking quinces, which are known in Portuguese as marmelos, with honey.
雖然據(jù)詞典記載這個(gè)詞起源于葡萄牙，事實(shí)上這個(gè)詞起源于希臘詞匯meli（“蜂蜜”）以及milo（“蘋(píng)果”）或者甜的蘋(píng)果或者水果。另一種說(shuō)法就是古希臘人喜歡用蜂蜜煮柑橘，這在葡萄牙語(yǔ)中以marmelos這個(gè)名字出現(xiàn)。

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