🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

俄狄浦斯

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Édípǔsī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Oedipus/ˈɛdɪpəs/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"在悲剧中,俄狄浦斯发现了他的命运真相。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A character in Greek mythology who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, representing themes of fate and tragic irony.

    "In the play, Oedipus discovers the horrifying truth about his parentage."
  2. 2

    A term used in psychology to describe a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward their same-sex parent.

    "Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex has sparked extensive debate in psychoanalysis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The name 'Oedipus' originates from Greek mythology, derived from the Greek word 'oidípous', meaning 'swollen foot'. The character is known for his tragic fate, which has influenced literature and psychology, particularly in the concept of the Oedipus complex introduced by Sigmund Freud.

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