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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. 

 

[解说]

1.      She was the second daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra:她是 Agamemnon Clytemnestra 的第二个女儿。

2.      hence sister of Iphigenia and Orestes:因此 ()  Iphigenia Orestes 的妹妹。

3.      Devoted to the memory of her father =  As she was devoted ...:因为她专心于纪念她父亲。其父被其母之奸夫所杀。

4.      she hated her mother and urged on her brother to matricide:她恨她母亲而不断怂恿她哥哥 Orestes 终致于弒母。 urge on:不断催促、怂恿。 matricide:弒母。 「弒父」则为 patricide,「弒君」为 regicide,「杀害兄弟或姊妹」为 fratricide,「弒婴」为 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 被用以意指女儿不知不觉的倾向对父亲很钟爱而对母亲仇恨。 complex:情结。 denote:意指。 unconscious tendency:无意识的倾向。 be attached to ...:对 钟爱。 hostile towards ...:对… 仇恨。 Electra complex (恋父情结) 相对于 Oedipus complex (恋母情结) 

 

[复习填充]

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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