"medusa" in Chinese (Traditional)

水母美杜莎（神話）

Definition

“Medusa”可以指水母（一種帶有毒觸手的海洋動物），也可以指希臘神話中頭髮是蛇、能用凝視讓人生石的美杜莎。

中文通常指“水母”，但“美杜莎”專指希臘神話人物，注意文脈區分。

We saw a medusa swimming near the shore.

我們在岸邊看到一隻**水母**在遊動。

The myth of Medusa is very famous in Greek stories.

**美杜莎**的神話在希臘故事中非常有名。

Don't touch the medusa, it can sting you.

不要碰**水母**，牠會螫人。

She dressed up as Medusa for the Halloween party, snakes and all.

她萬聖節派對上打扮成了**美杜莎**，連蛇髮也準備好了。

After the storm, the beach was full of medusas.

暴風雨過後，海灘上到處都是**水母**。

People say looking into Medusa’s eyes would turn anyone to stone.

人們說，看進**美杜莎**的眼睛會變成石頭。