憂郁
For a word that is used so often in English
it has a somewhat bizarre etymology. It es from the Greek words melas (μ?λα?
"black") and khole (χολ?
bile)
as it was once believed that when you are feeling gloomy and melancholic
your spleen produces an excess of black bile.
作為英語中常用的壹個單詞，它的起源卻稍微有壹點奇怪。它源於希臘詞melas（“黑色”）以及khole（“憤怒”）。據說當妳感到難過或者憂傷的時候，妳的心裏就會產生過多的黑色的憤怒。
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音樂
Music means art of the Muses
the Muses being nine goddesses who presided over the arts and the sciences. A museum was originally a shrine for the Muses.
音樂意為繆斯的藝術，繆斯是九位主持科學與藝術的女神的通稱。博物館最開始就是繆斯女神的神殿。
issi ***
自戀
Narcissi *** es from the Ancient Greek mythological figure of Narcissus
a young man who fell in love with himself when he saw his reflection in a lake. A nymph
who fell passionately in love with him
withered away into nothingness when he ignored her and the only thing that was left of her was her voice. Her name was Echo.
自戀這個詞由古希臘神話人物——年輕的那耳喀索斯演化而來，當他在湖中看到自己的倒影時，他愛上了自己。由於他的不理不睬，壹個深愛他的仙女化為虛無，只留下了聲音。她的名字就是回音。
c
恐慌
The word panic es from the name of Ancient Greek goat-god Pan
who spread terror among the nymphs.
Panic這個詞來自於古希臘山羊之神Pan
他為仙女們驅走恐懼。
ia
恐懼癥
Another word that means terror
a phobia is an irrational fear and there are many strange phobias today which derive from Greek.
這個詞也意味害怕，phobia是壹種非理性恐懼，現今有許多奇怪的恐懼都起源於希臘。
et
行星
Pla es from the Greek verb planomai (πλαν?μαι) which means to wander. To the Ancient Greeks
plas were wandering stars.
Pla這個詞起源於古希臘動詞plaomai，意為閑逛，於古希臘人而言，行星就是正在移動的星星。
a ***
諷刺
Sarca *** es from the word sarx (σ?ρξ) and it describes the act of stripping off someone’s flesh
metaphorically at least
with a sneering ment.
Sarca *** 起源於單詞sarx
用來描述割下某人的肉的行為，至少比喻意義上意為壹種譏笑的評論。
18. Schizophrenia
精神分裂癥
From the Greek words schizein (σχ?ζειν
"to split") and phren (φρην
"mind")
it is pretty self-explanatory.
Schizophrenia 起源於希臘詞schizein（“劈開”）和phren（“大腦”），其意義就不言而喻。
+ word
Tele+單詞
Words that start with tele denote distance. A telephone is a voice from afar
a telescope gives you the ability to see in the distance
a telegraph enables you to write from a distance.
以tele開頭的單詞用來說明距離。電話傳達的是來自於遠方的聲音，望遠鏡賦予妳可以看清楚遠方的能力，電報可以讓妳在遠處打字。
pian
演員
Thespian is a fancy word for actor
especially a theater actor
but the name es after Thespis himself
a 6th century B.C. Ancient Greek poet who was said to be the first person to ever appear on a stage as an actor.
對於單詞actor而言，thespian是壹個華麗的辭藻，尤指戲劇演員，該詞以Thespis自己命名，他是壹位公元前6世紀古希臘的哲學家。據說，他是第壹個以演員身份登上舞臺的人。