prometheus

prometheus

[prə'mi:θju:s]

n.[希神]普罗米修斯

例句与用法：

A Titan who was the father of Prometheus and Atlas and an ancestor of the human race.

伊阿珀托斯一个提坦巨人，是普罗米修斯和阿特拉斯的父亲，而且是人类的祖先

The story(absurd enough!) is that Jupiter made the first woman and sent her to Prometheus and his brother, to punish them for their presumption in stealing fire from heaven; and man, for accepting the gift.

传说(虽然相当荒唐)朱庇特造了第一个女人并把她送给了普罗米修斯兄弟二人，以惩罚他们偷盗天火的狂妄行为，也惩罚人类，因为他们接受了天火。