"augean" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 極其骯髒的
• 艱鉅的 (任務)

Definition

用來形容非常骯髒的事物，或極其難以清理、解決的任務，源自清理奧吉亞斯牛欄的神話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於正式或文學語境，口語中很少見。通常比喻難以根治的大問題、混亂或腐敗。源自希臘神話奧吉亞斯牛欄故事。常見於“奧吉亞斯式任務”、“奧吉亞斯牛欄”等詞語中。

Examples

The workers faced an Augean task cleaning up the abandoned factory.

工人在清理廢棄工廠時面臨一項**極其艱鉅**的任務。

Cleaning the city's river was an Augean challenge.

清理這座城市的河流是個**艱鉅**的挑戰。

She took on the Augean task of organizing the warehouse.

她承擔了整理倉庫的**艱鉅任務**。

After years of neglect, reforming the system felt like an Augean effort.

多年疏於管理後，改革這個體系感覺是一項**奧吉亞斯式**的努力。

Getting rid of corruption in politics is often described as an Augean undertaking.

消除政治腐敗常被形容為一項**奧吉亞斯式**的事業。

The school janitor called the post-holiday cleanup an Augean job, but managed to finish it by noon.

校工把假期後的清掃稱作一項**奧吉亞斯式**工作，但中午前還是完成了。