sisyphean
英 [,sisi'fi:ən]
美
- adj. 永远做不完的；徒劳的
英英释义
- 1. of or relating to Sisyphus
- 2. both extremely effortful and futile
实用场景例句
- What they do is a Sisyphean task.
- 他们所干的活是徒劳的苦役.
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- Schulz made it funny with characters who faced a Sisyphean suburban world with resilience and curiosity.
- 他的生活对人们是一种警示,自我意识和含而不露的讽刺并不是缺乏感情的代名词.
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- Despite happiness ? apparently Sisyphean 14 nature, there may be ways to increase satisfaction over the long term.
- 看来幸福根本就不可企及, 但尽管如此,我们或许还是能找到办法,来提高我们对生活的长期满意程度.
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中文词源
Sisyphean 永远做不完的，徒劳的
来自 Sisyphus,古希腊神话中的暴君，因其受到的严厉惩罚而引申该词义，-an,形容词后缀。 比较 tantalize.
双语例句
- 1. What they do is a Sisyphean task.
- 他们所干的活是徒劳的苦役.
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- 2. Schulz made it funny with characters who faced a Sisyphean suburban world with resilience and curiosity.
- 他的生活对人们是一种警示,自我意识和含而不露的讽刺并不是缺乏感情的代名词.
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- 3. Despite happiness ? apparently Sisyphean 14 nature, there may be ways to increase satisfaction over the long term.
- 看来幸福根本就不可企及, 但尽管如此,我们或许还是能找到办法,来提高我们对生活的长期满意程度.
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英文词源
- Sisyphean (adj.)
- "pertaining to or resembling the unceasingly recurring and fruitless labors of Sisyphus," 1630s, from Sisyphus + -an. Earlier Sisyphian (1590s).