Odyssey
/ˈɒdɪsɪ/1
- a Greek hexameter epic poem traditionally ascribed to Homer, describing the travels of Odysseus during his ten years of wandering after the sack of Troy. He eventually returned home to Ithaca and killed the suitors who had plagued his wife Penelope during his absence.《奥德赛》（希腊的六步格史诗, 传说为荷马所作, 描述了奥德修斯在特洛伊遭洗劫之后十年的流浪; 他最终回到故乡伊萨卡岛, 并杀死了乘他不在时折磨他妻子珀涅罗珀的求婚者）。
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odyssey
a long and eventful or adventurous journey or experience长途冒险游历：his odyssey from military man to politician.
他从军人到政治家的艰难历程。
派生词
odyssean
adjective词源
late 19th cent.: via Latin from Greek Odusseia （see ODYSSEY）.