She was the second daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, hence sister of Iphigenia and Orestes.   Devoted to the memory of her father, she hated her mother and urged on her brother to matricide.   Today, the term “Electra complex” is used to denote the unconscious tendency of a daughter to be attached to her father and hostile towards her mother. 

[解說]

1.      “She was the second daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra”：她是 Agamemnon 與 Clytemnestra 的第二個女兒。

2.      “hence sister of Iphigenia and Orestes”：因此 (是)  Iphigenia 和 Orestes 的妹妹。

3.      “Devoted to the memory of her father” =  As she was devoted ...：因為她專心於紀念她父親。其父被其母之姦夫所殺。

4.      “she hated her mother and urged on her brother to matricide”：她恨她母親而不斷慫恿她哥哥 Orestes 終致於弒母。 “urge on”：不斷催促、慫恿。 “matricide”：弒母。 「弒父」則為 “patricide”，「弒君」為 “regicide”，「殺害兄弟或姊妹」為 “fratricide”，「弒嬰」為 “infanticide”。

5.      “Today, the term ‘Electra complex’ is used to denote the unconscious tendency of a daughter to be attached to her father and hostile towards her mother”：今日， “Electra complex” 被用以意指女兒不知不覺的傾向對父親很鍾愛而對母親仇恨。 “complex”：情結。 “denote”：意指。 “unconscious tendency”：無意識的傾向。 “be attached to ...”：對 … 鍾愛。 “hostile towards ...”：對… 仇恨。 “Electra complex” (戀父情結) 相對於 “Oedipus complex” (戀母情結)。 

[複習填充]

Electra was the         daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, h       sister of Iphigenia and Orestes.  D          to the memory of her father, she hated her mother and u         on her brother to m        .  Today, the term “Electra c         ” is used to de        the un          tendency of a d         to be attached to her father and h         towards her mother.

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