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The name is a euphemism meaning “the kindly ones.” It actually refers to three “angry ones” sometimes called “the Furies,” including Alecto (the unresting), Megaera
(the jealous), and Tisiphone (the avenger). They were represented as hideous
old women with bloodshot eyes and with snakes for hair. Their function is
to avenge violations of the natural order such as Orestes' matricide and Hera's
endowing the horse [解说] 1. “The name is a euphemism meaning ‘the kindly ones.’”：那名字是个婉言，意思是「和善者」。 “euphemism”：委婉的说法，好听的说辞。 2. “It actually refers to three ‘angry ones’ sometimes called ‘the Furies,’”：它事实上指三个「生气者」，有时被称为「愤怒者」。 “the Furies” 有时被译为「复仇者」。 3. “including Alecto (the unresting), Megaera (the jealous), and Tisiphone (the avenger)”：包括 Alecto (不眠不休者)、Megaera (嫉恨者)，和 Tisiphone (复仇者)。 4. “They were represented as hideous old women with bloodshot eyes and with snakes for hair”：她们被描绘成丑陋的老女人，带着充血的眼睛以及是蛇的头发。 “be represented as”：被描绘成 …。 “bloodshot”：充血的、有血丝的。 5. “Their function is to avenge violations of the natural order”：她们的功能是报复对自然秩序的破坏。 “violations”：侵犯、破坏。 6. “such as Orestes' matricide and Hera's endowing the horse Xanthus with speech”：诸如 Orestes 的弒母、以及 Hera 赋予 Xanthus 那匹马有语言的能力。 “matricide”：弒母 (相对于弒父 patricide)。 “endow ... with ...”：赋予…。 [复习填充] The name Eumenides is a eu
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