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源自希腊语 Ὀρφεύς (Orpheus),可能与前希腊语起源有关。
❶ 希腊神话中的诗人和音乐家,以美妙的琴声闻名,曾试图从冥界救回妻子欧律狄刻。
“Orpheus played his lyre so beautifully that even the trees and rocks were moved.”
(俄耳甫斯的竖琴声如此美妙,连树木和岩石都被感动。)
“The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a tragic love story.”
(俄耳甫斯与欧律狄刻的神话是一个悲剧爱情故事。)
Orpheus in the Underworld — 指俄耳甫斯下冥界寻找妻子的故事,常用来比喻艰难的追寻或不可能的使命。
“The opera 'Orpheus in the Underworld' is a satirical take on the myth.”
(歌剧《地狱中的俄耳甫斯》是对这个神话的讽刺性改编。)