5、Word Knowledge词汇知识：三叉戟、爱

Trident（三叉戟）

Trident, the weapon used by the sea god Poseidon, is a three-pronged spear with which earthquakes or tsunamis（海啸） might be created.

海神波塞冬的武器三叉戟是一把三分叉的鱼叉，可以用来引发海啸或地震。

In fact, the prefix（前缀） tri- in English simply means three. There are many popular words containing this prefix. For example, trilogy（三部曲） means a group of three related novels, plays and films, such as the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings.

事实上，tri-这个前缀在英语中的意思就是“三”，有很多常见词汇都含有这个前缀，例如：trilogy指的是三部系列小说、剧本或电影，譬如《魔戒》三部曲；

Tripod（三脚架）, a support for camera, is often used by photographers. In Christianity（基督教）, God is believed to be a trinity（三位一体）, which means a union of God the father, God the son, God the holy spirit.

tripod是摄影师们用来支撑相机的三脚架。在基督教中，上帝是三位一体的存在，换言之，是圣父、圣子和圣灵的统一体。

Amor（爱）

Please examine the following words. What do they have in common? amorist, amorous（多情的）, amateur（业余爱好者）, amatory（恋爱的）, amiable, amicable... Yes. They are all formed with the Latin root amor-, which means love.

请仔细看看下面这些词：amorist, amorous, amateur, amatory, amiable, amicable……它们有什么共同之处吗？没错，他们都含有拉丁词根amor-，意思是“爱”。

Amor is the Roman equivalent for Eros（爱神）, the little mischievous（淘气的） god of love and son of Aphrodite in Greek mythology. Many people may be more familiar with his Roman name Cupid.

阿莫尔（Amor）是希腊神话中淘气的小爱神厄洛斯的罗马名字，他是阿芙洛蒂忒的儿子。许多人可能对他的罗马名丘比特（Cupid）更熟悉。

In fact, the Greek name Eros means love of all kinds, whereas the Roman name Cupid, a variation on “cupido”, means desire or sexual lust. By contrast, the name Amor emphasizes the emotional or spiritual（精神） integration between people.

事实上，希腊名厄洛斯的意思是“所有的爱”，而罗马名丘比特源自cupido一词，意思是“欲望”或“性欲”。相比而言，阿莫尔这个名字强调的是人与人之间情感或精神的契合。

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