demigod (son of the Titan Iapetus) who made man from clay and stole fire from heaven and taught mankind its use, for which he was punished by Zeus by being chained to a rock in the Caucasus, where a vulture came every day and preyed on his liver. The name is Greek, and anciently was interpreted as literally "forethinker, foreseer," from promethes "thinking before," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + *methos, related to mathein "to learn," from enlargement of PIE root *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)). However Watkins suggests the second element is possibly from a base meaning "to steal," also found in Sanskrit mathnati "he steals."
雙語例句
1. Prometheus bestowed on his creation the gift of fire, which raised man above all animals.
普羅米修斯又贈給他火, 從而使人類進化成為萬物之靈.
來自神話部分
2. Prometheus faced his bitter fate firmly and never quailed before all the fiery majesty of Zeus.
面對宙斯的嚴刑與威嚴,普羅米修斯堅定地面對苦難的命運,毫不畏縮.
來自神話部分
3. However, Prometheus managed to steal fire from heaven and secretly brought it down to men.
然而, 普羅米修斯卻又想盡辦法從天上把火盜來,并悄悄地將它帶給人類.
來自神話部分
4. You know what happened to the well - intentioned Prometheus?
你知道好心的普羅米修斯最后怎么了 嗎 ?
來自電影對白
5. Aspasia was created in case a mistress should be needed for Prometheus.