From Greek, it means "land of nothingness". 15 16 years, British utopian socialist Moore described a beautiful society he yearned for in his book Utopia. All the means of production there are owned by the whole people, and daily necessities are distributed according to their needs; Everyone is engaged in productive labor and has enough time for scientific research and entertainment; There are no hotels, brothels, depravity and sin here. Therefore, the word metaphor refers to an ideal or utopian society that cannot be realized at all.
2. judas kiss
Judas is one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ in the Bible. Although Jesus preached a new road and won the support of the people, it aroused the hatred of Jewish elders and priests. They bought Judas with 30 silver coins and asked him to help identify Jesus. When they went to Kimani Garden to catch Jesus, Judas pretended to meet him, hug him and kiss him. Jesus was immediately arrested and later crucified. People use Judas' kiss as a metaphor for shameful betrayal.
3. Song of the Witch
From Greek mythology. Legend has it that there lived a Sai Ren named Wang Sai on an island. Her beautiful singing was attractive and harmful. After the Odyssey passed through the island, it was warned by the goddess Cecil in advance, sealed its companion's ears with wax and tied itself to the mast. The companions struggled to paddle and finally defeated the charming singing. Metaphor is that kind of deceptive sweet talk.
4. Achilles heel
Achilles, the hero in Greek mythology, is the only place where he can be stabbed. After he was born, his mother, the sea goddess Sidis, held his heel and soaked it in the Styx, so he was invulnerable except his heel. Metaphor is a fragile place, or a fatal weakness.
5. Mona Lisa's smile
Mona Lisa is Italy? Finch's work was completed on 1506, and the Mona Lisa in the painting is said to be a famous beauty in Florence. She is silent and unhappy. In order to make Mona Lisa smile from the heart, Da? Finch made the band play works from his beautiful hometown, which made him smile. And the meaning of this smile has become a mystery in the history of art for hundreds of years. It is often used to describe the charming smile of young women, or to escape as a mysterious smile.
6. Chivalry
Knights were originally a class with the lowest rank and the largest number of feudal nobles in medieval Europe. They obtained the fiefdoms of kings or lords by performing cavalry military service. Due to the feudal regime in Europe at that time, the lords had to rely on the martial arts of riding and shooting to preserve and expand their power. Therefore, the monarch and Sir Alex Ferguson are actually knights, which greatly improves the status of knights. At that time, because the society advocated martial arts, knights were respected. The knight is wearing a steel armor, a mask hood, a straight sword with a cross handle at his waist, a spear and a shield in his hand, and riding a burly horse. They often fight with each other and fall in love with upper-class women. It became an important theme of literary creation at that time, and the enduring "knight legend literature" appeared. Later, Europeans often called the qualities of advocating martial arts, helping the weak and restraining the strong, respecting women, being loyal to love and defending honor "chivalry." /kloc-in the 0/8th century, some young aristocrats in Italy followed the example of medieval knights and were willing to serve some aristocratic ladies. People laughed at these noble youths as "squire knights". Therefore, this language has become synonymous with young men who serve women and pay attention to them.
7. forbidden fruit
Old Testament? Genesis: Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden. God allows them to eat the fruit in the garden, but the fruit on the "tree of knowledge of good and evil" is forbidden. But the cunning snake lured them to eat the forbidden fruit. As a result, he was clear-headed, knew good and evil, distinguished between true and false, felt ashamed, and was expelled from the Garden of Eden by God. Snakes have to be punished, too, crawling with meat all their lives. Metaphor is something you want more because it is forbidden.
8. Round tables
From the legend of the ancient English hero King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. There is no head and tail seat on the round table, which symbolizes the equal status of knights sitting around the table. The meeting held at the round table is called the "round table". This means that all parties involved in the negotiation are equal.
9, bone in bone, meat in meat
From the bible. God took a rib from Adam, made a woman Eve, and married them. Adam said, "This is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. You can call her a wife because she was taken away from her husband. Therefore, men should combine with their wives and husband and wife should be one. " The latter metaphor refers to the feeling of flesh and blood, and also refers to the achievements and favorite things that have paid a lot of effort and energy.
10, Oedipus
In Greek mythology, the son of the hero Laos, the king and queen of Thebes. The Oracle said, "The king's son will kill his father and marry his mother." So the child was thrown into the mountain as soon as he was born, but he was saved and grew up. Once, he accidentally killed an old man, his biological father. Later, he came to Thebes, got rid of the sphinx for the local people, was acclaimed as the king of Thebes, and married the former king's wife, his biological mother. Destiny has come true. His mother committed suicide in grief and indignation, and he became blind, and finally died in the sacred forest of Nemesis near Athens.