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Scyl·la
/ˈsɪlə/
靠近義大利一邊的危險巖石
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Scyl·la
n.
A
dangerous
rock
on
the
Italian
coast
opposite
the
whirpool
Charybdis
on
the
coast
of
Sicily
, --
both
personified
in
classical
literature
as
ravenous
monsters
.
The
passage
between
them
was
formerly
considered
perilous
;
hence
,
the
saying
“Between
Scylla
and
Charybdis,”
signifying
a
great
peril
on
either
hand
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Scylla
n
: (
Greek
mythology
)
a
sea
nymph
transformed
into
a
sea
monster
who
lived
on
one
side
of
a
narrow
strait
;
drowned
and
devoured
sailors
who
tried
to
escape
Charybdis
(
a
whirlpool
)
on
the
other
side
of
the
strait
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