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3.3 Prometheus Bound

defy:v. resist or confront with resistance 公然反抗

thrive: v. to grow stronger  繁荣

rebel: n. 反叛者，反抗权威者

sympathizer:n. commiserates with someone who has had misfortune 同情者

enlighten: v. to make understand 启发，教导

plot overview: ph. 剧情概述

crag: n. a steep rugged rock or cliff 峭壁

fetter: n. a shackle for the ankles or feet 束缚，脚镣（常复数）

adamantine: adj. consisting of or having the hardness of adamant 非常坚硬的

sovereignty: n. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch 主权，君主

shackle:v. to restrain with fetters束缚

monologue: n. a long utterance by one person 独白

convict: v. to find or declare guilty 证明…有罪，宣告…有罪

Titanomachy: n. 提坦之战

trickery: n. the use of tricks to deceive someone 诡计，奸计

cease: v. to put an end 停止

rebellious: adj. resisting control or authority 反抗的

self-important: adj. arrogant 妄自尊大的，高傲的

busybody:n. a person who meddles in the affairs of others 爱管闲事的人

lament: v. to express grief verbally 悲叹

trickle: v. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid 滴，使…淌

haughtiness: n. 傲慢，不逊

bestowupon: ph. 赐予，恩赐

metallurgy: n. the science and technology of metals 冶金，冶金术

Io: n. a maiden loved by Zeus 伊俄

Argus Panoptes: n. a giant with a hundred eyes 阿耳戈斯，百眼巨人

panpipe: n. 牧羊神之笛 

gadfly: n. any of various large flies that annoy livestock 牛虻

forecast: v. to predict in advance 预测

comply: v. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes遵从，顺从

bravado: n. a swaggering show of courage 虚张声势

citadel: n. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle 城堡；避难处

defiant: adj. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force 挑衅的，蔑视的

substitute: n. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another 代替者

trickster: n. 骗子

Mekone: n. 墨科涅

etiology: n. the philosophical study of causation成因论

edible: adj. suitable for use as food 可食用的

minister: n. a person appointed to a high office in the government 大臣，臣子，部长

rebellion: n. refusal to accept some authority or code or convention 叛乱，反抗

power-hungry: adj. 渴望权力的

hubristic: adj. 傲慢的

a law unto themselves: ph. 自己便是法律，自行其是

advocate: n. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea倡导者，拥护者

oppression:n. the act of subjugating by cruelty 压迫，镇压

recast: v. cast or model anew 重塑，彻底改动

prophesy: v. to predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration 预言

guile: n. the use of tricks to deceive someone 诡计

etymologize: v. to give the etymology or derivation (for a word) 追溯语源

legacy: n. a gift of personal property by will 遗产

ambiguous: adj. having no intrinsic or objective meaning 模糊不清的，模棱两可的

benefaction: n. an act intending or showing kindness and good will 善行，恩惠

zest: n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment 热情

blot out: ph. 完全清除,消灭

compassion: n. a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering 同情，怜悯

primitive: adj. belonging to an early stage of development 原始的

muddle: v. to mix up or confuse 弄乱；瞎忙

haphazardly: adv. in a random manner 随意地，杂乱地

Voltaire: n. French writer 伏尔泰

Goethe: n. German poet, novelist, and dramatist 歌德

Shelley: n. British writer; author of Frankenstein雪莱

Nietzsche: n.an influential German philosopher 尼采