The Legend of Achilles Achilles was famous for his role in Homer'sThe Iliadand as a hero of the Trojan War. However, if you are not familiar with Roman mythology, you may recognize the name ''Achilles'' from a body part: the achilles heel. These two are related and the legend of Ac...
There was no giant out there without perhaps a simple Achilles heel. 不可能有個巨人卻沒有 比如像是個簡單的阿基里斯腱。 ted2019 The financing of terrorism is its Achilles heel 恐怖主义的资金来源是其薄弱环节。 MultiUn Everybody's got an Achilles heel. 每个 人都 有 要害 OpenSubtitles...
释义A·chil·les' heel /əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl/ noun [countable] FAULT/something WRONGa weak part of someone’s character, which could cause them to fail at something 〔某人性格中的〕致命弱点,致命伤 I think Frank’s vanity is his Achilles' heel. 我认为,虚荣心是弗兰克的致命弱点...
A fast-sprinting hero with an invincible body, his body blessed by all the gods could never received any wounds, but his heel alone was this hero's vital weak point. The spear his father had given to him pierced through all other heroes. With his chariot led by three steeds, consisting...
The Achilles tendon is the strongest and longest tendon in the body, measuring approximately 12 to 15 cm in length. Although it is the main plantarflexor of the ankle, it also functions to invert the heel during late stance phase and thereby locks the transverse tarsal joint for push-off al...
The only portion of his body not immersed into the water was his heels, by which his mother held him. As a result, the heels were the only vulnerable part of his body. He was later killed by an arrow that struck his heel. Though the legend is ancient, the phrase was not used in ...
原文:“The fate of Achilles is to die young, struck down by an arrow in his heel, the one part of his body not touched by the waters of the River Styx.” 译文:“阿基琉斯的命运是英年早逝,被一支箭射中脚踵,那是他身体唯一没有被冥河水浸到的地方。” 出处:未知(但符合阿基琉斯形象描述...
The Achilles tendon, also called the calcaneal tendon, connects the back of the heel to the leg muscles of the calf. It allows a person to flex the ankle, allowing him to walk, run, jump, and walk on the toes. The human body has many tendons that allow people to move, but this ...
suggest that Patroclus was Achilles’ kinsman or lover. Another non-Homeric episode relates that Thetis dipped Achilles as a child in the waters of theRiver Styx, by which means he became invulnerable, except for the part of his heel by which she held him—theproverbial“Achilles’ heel.” ...
The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in your body. It stretches from the bones of your heel to your calf muscles. You can feel it: a springy band of tissue at the back of your ankle and above your heel. It lets you point your toes toward the floor and raise up on your tiptoes...