sisyphus

sisyphus

美 　英

• n.【希神】西绪福斯
• 网络西西弗斯；薛西佛斯；薛西弗斯

英汉解释

n.	1. 【希神】西绪福斯

英英解释

n.	1. in Greek mythology, a cruel king of Corinth who was condemned for eternity to roll a boulder up a hill only to have it roll down again just before it reached the top

例句

The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight.

诸神处罚西西弗斯不停的将一块巨石推上山顶，而石头由于自身的重量又从山上滚下来

Recovery of God, the stone of Sisyphus forever pushing uphill, is it a symbol of the eternal: the quest for a perfect, not perfect.

夸父追日，西西弗斯永远推石上山，则是它永恒的象征：追求完美，而不是达到完美。

Trying to get your Good Work done can feel like Sisyphus rolling his rock up the mountain, a never-ending task.

做好工作的感觉像是不停的把岩石推向山顶，一项永远不会结束的任务。

However, true artists should need to incessantly question, explore and exceed themselves. Their fate is like that of Sisyphus .

然而，真正的艺术家就是要不断质疑、探索并超越自己，他们的命运像西西弗一样。

The rock began to roll downhill, and Sisyphus, dazzled by the flash, remembered something.

岩石开始滚下山坡，而西西弗斯，被闪光灯晃得目眩，像是若有所思。

The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

这种将巨石推上山顶的斗争本身足以使一个人内心充实，我们能够想象的到，西西弗斯的幸福。

SUICIDE, proclaimed Albert Camus in "The Myth of Sisyphus" , is the only serious philosophical problem.

法国哲学家阿尔贝.加缪在他的著作《西西弗的神话》中说到，自杀是唯一严肃的哲学问题。

Sisyphus woke up in the underworld.

西西弗斯果真在地狱中醒来

Again I fancy Sisyphus returning toward his rock , and the sorrow was in the beginning .

我再一次想象西西弗斯回头走向巨石，他的痛苦又一次重新开始。

If one believes Homer, Sisyphus was the wisest and most prudent of mortals.

荷马认为，在那些终有一死的凡人中，西西弗斯是最为聪明和谨慎的了

Like Sisyphus, I can never roll the stone up the hill of my expectations.

就像希腊神话里的西西弗斯，我总是不能如期望般把石头推上山去。

Albert Camus, nevertheless, outlines that all Sisyphus ' silent joy is contained therein.

加缪却认为西西弗无声的全部快乐就在于此。

He was punished for this in the underworld. Homer tells us also that Sisyphus had put Death in chains.

他因此被罚下地狱，荷马告诉我们西西弗曾经扼往过死神的喉咙。

It is during that return, that pause, that Sisyphus interests me.

正是因为这种回复、停歇，我对西西弗产生了兴趣。

Nothing is told us about Sisyphus in the underworld.

我们不知道西西弗斯在地狱中的情况

Mr Ahamed, who was a World Bank economist and now manages investments in America, likens central bankers to Sisyphus.

曾任世银经济学家，而现在在美国以管理投资为业的艾哈迈德先生，将央行总裁比做是薛西佛斯。

Wu Gang and Sisyphus: Differences and Similarities in the Cultural Background of Their Myths

论吴刚与西西福斯神话文化背景的异同

All Sisyphus' silent joy is contained therein. His fate belongs to him. His rock is a thing

这就是西西弗斯的无声的快乐所在。他掌握着自己的命运，就像推动着岩石一样。