英語習語諺語成語用法精粹 文學名著類2-12 an albatross around one’s neck

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【字面理解】掛于頸上的信天翁

【英文解析】a burden which some unfortunate person has to carry

【中文解析】累贅，無法擺脫的苦惱，沉重的負擔

【典型例句】① The person who has killed another person has an albatross around his neck for the rest of his life.殺人者 終生負疚。

② It is his albatross to be involved in the scandal.與這一丑聞有牽連，這是他無法擺脫的煩惱。舊時迷信，說殺死信天翁(albatross)會帶來厄運。 英國詩人S. T.柯爾律治(S. T. Coleridge)的著名敘事 長詩《古舟子詠》(The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) 描寫一位老水手在海上隨意射殺了一只信天翁，致使 全船遭難的故事。老水手為了贖罪，便將鳥尸掛于頸 上，跪地祈禱，故有該習語。后來albatross轉義為“沉 重的負擔;揮之不去的心病;無法擺脫的苦惱”。