sibyl, henpecked, gymnasium

Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists二十世紀偉大的藝術家

這本書的翻譯品質可能堪慮

以"諾．葛寶(Naum Gabo) "為例

"體育學校畢業後" 這是德國的"大學預科" gymnasium=2 ギムナジウム：ドイツの大学進学のための古典語教育を主とする中等学校.

還有諸如"有關藝術史的文學作品"等用法

Moholy-Nagy 的遺書書名也很怪
Experiment in Totality by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy拉茲洛·莫霍...

書　　名：	二十世紀偉大的藝術家	副標題　：
書　　號：	90011	出版社　：	聯經出版公司
作　　者：	Edward Lucie-Smith	頁　　數：	384頁

sibylLine breaks: sibyl

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪbɪl 

  

/

Definition of sibyl in English:

NOUN

1A woman in ancient times who was thought to utterthe prophecies of a god.

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

1.1literary A woman able to foretell the future.

Origin

from Old French Sibile or medieval Latin Sibilla, viaLatin from Greek Sibulla.

gymnasium[gym・na・si・um]

• 発音記号[dʒimnéiziəm]
 

[名]（複 〜s, -si・a 〔-zi, -〕）

1 体育館, 屋内競技場.

2 ギムナジウム：ドイツの大学進学のための古典語教育を主とする中等学校.

［ラテン語←ギリシャ語gymnásion （gymnós裸の＋-sion）裸の訓練場. ギリシャでは裸で身体をきたえた］

1959/12/17 中研院的 Machiavelli 怕老婆的故事
會不會是 諷刺Belphegor的
(胡適 預測義大利脫離軸心國)

henpeck
(hĕn'pĕk')
tr.v. Informal, -pecked, -peck·ing, -pecks.
To dominate or harass (one's husband) with persistent nagging.

Henpecked Husbands

Heresy (See APOSTASY.)

Belphegor

fiend turned man; henpecked by wife. [Ital. Lit.: Belphegor, Walsh Classical, 53]

Dithers, Mr.

Dagwood’s irascible boss; fears only his demanding wife. [Comics: “Blondie” in Horn, 118]

Fondlewife

old banker, dotingly submissive to wife. [Br. Lit.: The Old Bachelor]

Jiggs

nouveau riche; forever ducking nagging wife Maggie’s rolling pin. [Comics: “Bringing Up Father” in Horn, 132]

Mitty, Walter

daydreaming, henpecked husband. [Am. Lit.: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” in Cartwell, 606–610]

Syntax, Doctor

harried and hectored clergyman takes off for the good life. [Br. Lit.: Doctor Syntax, LLEI, 1: 279]

Tesman, George

Hedda’s scholarly husband; jumps at her command. [Nor. Lit.: Hedda Gabler]

Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.