"hydra" in Chinese (Traditional)
九頭蛇水螅 (生物)
Definition
九頭蛇可以指希臘神話中的多頭蛇怪物,也可以指一種有觸手的小型淡水生物。也可以形容很難解決且有多個部分的問題。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“九頭蛇”主要用於神話或生物學場合,比喻用來形容多重難題或持續復發的問題。平日對話中較少使用,多見於學術或文學語境。
Examples
In Greek myths, the hydra had many heads.
在希臘神話中,**九頭蛇**有很多頭。
Scientists study the tiny hydra in freshwater ponds.
科學家在淡水池塘裡研究微小的**水螅**。
The hero tried to defeat the hydra in battle.
英雄試圖在戰鬥中打敗**九頭蛇**。
Corruption in the country is a hydra—cut off one head, and two more appear.
國家的貪腐就像**九頭蛇**——砍掉一個頭,又長出兩個。
Dealing with spam emails feels like fighting a hydra—it never ends!
處理垃圾郵件就像和**九頭蛇**打仗—永遠處理不完!
The company’s structure is a real hydra, with overlapping departments everywhere.
公司的結構簡直是一個**九頭蛇**,到處都是重複的部門。