阿基里斯

Ājīlǐsī
proper noun #32,240

Meanings

  1. 1 Achilles (Greek mythological hero)

Examples

HSK 6
Ājīlǐsī shì 《 Yīlìyàtè 》 zhōng zuì yǒumíng de yīngxióng.
Achilles is the most famous hero in the Iliad.
HSK 7-9
Tā de jiǎohuái jiùshì tā de Ājīlǐsī zhī zhǒng.
His ankle is his Achilles' heel.

Tips

culture
阿基里斯 is the standard transliteration of Achilles, the Greek hero of Homer's Iliad (《伊利亚特》). The idiom 阿基里斯 (Achilles' heel - fatal weakness) has fully entered Chinese, often used in business and political commentary. An older variant transliteration 阿喀琉斯 is also seen in academic translations.

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