penelope
penelope — 名詞
1. In ancient Greek mythology, the wife of Odysseus, who stayed loyal to him for tw
佩涅洛普
古希臘神話中奧德修斯的忠貞妻子
In ancient Greek mythology, the wife of Odysseus, who stayed loyal to him for twenty years while he was away fighting in the Trojan War and struggling to return home. She is famous for her clever trick of weaving a cloth by day and secretly unravelling it at night, so that she could avoid marrying any of the men who wanted to take her husband's place.
Penelope waited twenty years for Odysseus to return from the Trojan War.
佩涅洛普等了二十年，盼望著奧德修斯從特洛伊戰爭歸來。
subject + waited + time period + for [person]
Penelope weaves cloth each day and secretly unpicks it each night to avoid remarrying.
佩涅洛普每天織布，晚上再偷偷拆掉，藉此避免再婚。
Poets and writers use Penelope as a symbol of loyal love and quiet strength.
詩人與作家常將佩涅洛普視為忠誠愛情與堅毅力量的象徵。
Penelope raised her son Telemachus alone while managing a household of unwanted guests.
佩涅洛普獨自養大兒子忒勒馬科斯，同時還要應付滿屋子不受歡迎的訪客。
用法筆記
Penelope is a key figure from Homer's ancient Greek epic, the Odyssey. In modern literature and everyday speech, her name is sometimes used to describe a faithful spouse or a person who shows great patience while waiting for someone to return. The phrase 'Penelope's web' refers to any task that is deliberately never finished.