英文词源
- Tantalus
- Greek Tantalos, king of Phrygia, perhaps literally "the Bearer" or "the Sufferer," by dissimilation from *tal-talos, a reduplication of PIE root *tele- "to bear, carry, support" (see extol), in reference to his long endurance, but Watkins finds this "unlikely." Compare tantalize.
中文词源
古希腊神话中的人物，传说中为古希腊城邦 Phrygia 国王，宙斯在凡间的私生子。其名字可 能异化自*tal-talos,韵律重复，来自 PIE*tele,承受，忍受，支撑，词源同 extol,tolerate.
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