agon
agon — 名詞
1. in ancient Greek culture, a formal struggle or contest — on stage, a scene where
鬥爭；競賽
古希臘戲劇或體育中的正式較量
in ancient Greek culture, a formal struggle or contest — on stage, a scene where two characters clash in open argument; in public life, a competition in sports, music, poetry, or debate between rivals.
In Sophocles' play, the agon between Antigone and Creon drives the whole story forward.
在索福克勒斯的劇作中，Antigone 與 Creon 之間的 agon 推動了整部故事的發展。
agon between [two characters] in drama
The Olympic Games began with an agon that tested runners from across Greece.
古奧運會始於一場 agon，考驗來自希臘各地的跑步選手。
agon as athletic competition
Trang studied how each Greek tragedy uses an agon to reveal the characters' deepest beliefs.
Trang 研究了希臘悲劇如何利用 agon 來展現角色內心最深處的信念。
The agon at the festival included contests in music, poetry, and drama, not just sports.
節慶中的 agon 包含了音樂、詩歌和戲劇比賽，不僅只有體育項目。
Modern literary critics sometimes call the central conflict of any story its agon.
現代的文學評論家有時會將任何故事的核心衝突稱為其 agon。
- contest
a broader, everyday word for any competition; lacks the specific ancient Greek cultural context of 'agon'
- conflict
a more general term for disagreement or struggle; 'agon' is specific to formal, structured competitions or dramatic scenes
- struggle
emphasizes difficulty and effort; 'agon' adds a sense of formal, rule-bound contest
- harmony
a state of agreement and peace, opposite of the conflict implied by 'agon'
- cooperation
working together, the opposite of opposing each other in a contest
文法句型
the agon between [plural noun]
agon of [noun]
用法筆記
Frequently used in discussions of ancient Greek drama, where the agon is the crucial conflict scene between protagonist and antagonist. The word is also used by literary critics to describe the central struggle in any narrative. It is rarely used in everyday conversation.