20個起源於希臘的英文單詞（下）
ncholy
憂鬱
For a word that is used so often in English, it has a somewhat bizarre etymology. It comes from the Greek words melas (μέλας, "black") and khole (χολή, bile), as it was once believed that when you are feeling gloomy and melancholic, your spleen produces an excess of black bile.
作爲英語中常用的一個單詞，它的起源卻稍微有一點奇怪。它源於希臘詞melas（“黑色”）以及khole（“憤怒”）。據說當你感到難過或者憂傷的時候，你的心裏就會產生過多的黑色的憤怒。
c
音樂
Music means art of the Muses, the Muses being nine goddesses who presided over the arts and the sciences. A museum was originally a shrine for the Muses.
音樂意爲繆斯的藝術，繆斯是九位主持科學與藝術的女神的通稱。博物館最開始就是繆斯女神的神殿。
issism
自戀
Narcissism comes from the Ancient Greek mythological figure of Narcissus, a young man who fell in love with himself when he saw his reflection in a lake. A nymph, who fell passionately in love with him, withered away into nothingness when he ignored her and the only thing that was left of her was her voice. Her name was Echo.
自戀這個詞由古希臘神話人物——年輕的那耳喀索斯演化而來，當他在湖中看到自己的倒影時，他愛上了自己。由於他的不理不睬，一個深愛他的仙女化爲虛無，只留下了聲音。她的名字就是迴音。
c
恐慌
The word panic comes from the name of Ancient Greek goat-god Pan, who spread terror among the nymphs.
Panic這個詞來自於古希臘山羊之神Pan, 他爲仙女們驅走恐懼。
ia
恐懼症
Another word that means terror, a phobia is an irrational fear and there are many strange phobias today which derive from Greek.
這個詞也意味害怕，phobia是一種非理性恐懼，現今有許多奇怪的恐懼都起源於希臘。
et
行星
Planet comes from the Greek verb planomai (πλανώμαι) which means to wander. To the Ancient Greeks, planets were wandering stars.
Planet這個詞起源於古希臘動詞plaomai，意爲閒逛，於古希臘人而言，行星就是正在移動的星星。
asm
諷刺
Sarcasm comes from the word sarx (σάρξ) and it describes the act of stripping off someone’s flesh, metaphorically at least, with a sneering comment.
Sarcasm起源於單詞sarx, 用來描述割下某人的肉的行爲，至少比喻意義上意爲一種譏笑的評論。
18. Schizophrenia
精神分裂症
From the Greek words schizein (σχίζειν, "to split") and phren (φρην, "mind"), it is pretty self-explanatory.
Schizophrenia 起源於希臘詞schizein（“劈開”）和phren（“大腦”），其意義就不言而喻。
+ word
Tele+單詞
Words that start with tele denote distance. A telephone is a voice from afar, a telescope gives you the ability to see in the distance, a telegraph enables you to write from a distance.
以tele開頭的單詞用來說明距離。電話傳達的是來自於遠方的聲音，望遠鏡賦予你可以看清楚遠方的能力，電報可以讓你在遠處打字。
pian
演員
Thespian is a fancy word for actor, especially a theater actor, but the name comes after Thespis himself, a 6th century B.C. Ancient Greek poet who was said to be the first person to ever appear on a stage as an actor.
對於單詞actor而言，thespian是一個華麗的辭藻，尤指戲劇演員，該詞以Thespis自己命名，他是一位公元前6世紀古希臘的哲學家。據說，他是第一個以演員身份登上舞臺的人。
