Achilles

[ uh-kil-eez ]

/ əˈkɪl iz /

noun Classical Mythology.

the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.

OTHER WORDS FROM Achilles

Ach·il·le·an

[ak-uh-lee-uhn, uh-kil-ee-], /ˌæk əˈli ən, əˈkɪl i-/, adjective

Words nearby Achilles

achievement quotient, achievement test, achilary, Achill, achillea, Achilles, Achilles bursa, Achilles heel, Achilles jerk, Achilles reflex, Achilles tendon

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Example sentences from the Web for Achilles

The only interruption wasn’t another player, or another team, but just an Achilles injury that took away her 2019 season.
Breanna Stewart Is Coming For The Record Books|Howard Megdal|October 7, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The Braves’ biggest Achilles’ heel all season has been starting pitching.
This Rotation Isn’t ‘Vintage Braves,’ But Atlanta Is Making It Work|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|October 6, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
This Achilles’ heel is so detrimental it’s dubbed “catastrophic forgetting.”
How a Memory Quirk of the Human Brain Can Galvanize AI|Shelly Fan|September 28, 2020|Singularity Hub
At this point, it would be cool to give a formula for how you combine these and other variables to give you an estimate of how likely you are to blow your Achilles.
Stop Counting Your Running Mileage|Alex Hutchinson|August 28, 2020|Outside Online

Our visionary scientists have found the Achilles heel of yet another enemy of the State—the Superbug!
The Fake Superbug Cure|Kent Sepkowitz|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A second doctor suggested it might be possible to extend his Achilles tendon.
The Fall and Rise of Skateboarder Danny Renaud|Michael Daly|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Obama, extremely/quite confident: 32 percent Romney, extremely/quite confident: 19 percent That's the Achilles Heel, gang.
Again I Shout It: Bain Is a Distraction|Michael Tomasky|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Alexander the Great fashioned himself after Achilles and very much identified with him.
Denis O’Hare Talks About One-Man Show “An Iliad”|Janice Kaplan|March 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We tried to stay with a very strict core, which is Achilles and Hector.
Denis O’Hare Talks About One-Man Show “An Iliad”|Janice Kaplan|March 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On this they all joined in a cry of wailing and Achilles led them in their lament.
The Iliad|Homer
Sound forth his praise from sea to listening sea— Greece her Achilles claimed, immortal Custer, we.
Custer, and Other Poems.|Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The glistening helmet of Achilles was on his head, and his armor was girt around his body.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
This lad was always first in the charge, and last in the retreat—the Achilles at once and Ajax of the Cross-causeway.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart
When Achilles saw them he gave a cry of surprise, and sprang from his seat, harp in hand; and Patroclus rose up with him.
Stories from the Iliad|H. L. Havell

British Dictionary definitions for Achilles

Achilles

/ (əˈkɪliːz) /

noun

Greek myth Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy. While he was a baby his mother plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in the heel

Derived forms of Achilles

Achillean (ˌækɪˈliːən), adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Achilles

Achilles

[ (uh-kil-eez) ]

In classical mythology, the greatest warrior on the Greek side in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). When he was an infant, his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river, but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable. During the Trojan War, he quarreled with the commander, Agamemnon, and in anger sulked in his tent. Eventually Achilles emerged to fight and killed the Trojan hero Hector, but he was wounded in the heel by an arrow and died shortly thereafter.

notes for Achilles

People speak of an “Achilles' heel” as the one weak or sore point in a person's character.

notes for Achilles

The Achilles tendon runs from the heel to the calf.

notes for Achilles

Achilles is the hero of Homer's Iliad.

notes for Achilles

The phrase “wrath of Achilles” refers to the hero's anger, which caused so much destruction that Homer refers to it as his main theme in the first line of the Iliad.

单词	achilles
释义	Achilles [ uh-kil-eez ] / əˈkɪl iz / noun Classical Mythology. the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow. OTHER WORDS FROM Achilles Ach·il·le·an [ak-uh-lee-uhn, uh-kil-ee-], /ˌæk əˈli ən, əˈkɪl i-/, adjective Words nearby Achilles achievement quotient, achievement test, achilary, Achill, achillea, Achilles, Achilles bursa, Achilles heel, Achilles jerk, Achilles reflex, Achilles tendon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Achilles The only interruption wasn’t another player, or another team, but just an Achilles injury that took away her 2019 season. Breanna Stewart Is Coming For The Record Books\|Howard Megdal\|October 7, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight The Braves’ biggest Achilles’ heel all season has been starting pitching. This Rotation Isn’t ‘Vintage Braves,’ But Atlanta Is Making It Work\|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)\|October 6, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight This Achilles’ heel is so detrimental it’s dubbed “catastrophic forgetting.” How a Memory Quirk of the Human Brain Can Galvanize AI\|Shelly Fan\|September 28, 2020\|Singularity Hub At this point, it would be cool to give a formula for how you combine these and other variables to give you an estimate of how likely you are to blow your Achilles. Stop Counting Your Running Mileage\|Alex Hutchinson\|August 28, 2020\|Outside Online Our visionary scientists have found the Achilles heel of yet another enemy of the State—the Superbug! The Fake Superbug Cure\|Kent Sepkowitz\|June 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A second doctor suggested it might be possible to extend his Achilles tendon. The Fall and Rise of Skateboarder Danny Renaud\|Michael Daly\|August 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Obama, extremely/quite confident: 32 percent Romney, extremely/quite confident: 19 percent That's the Achilles Heel, gang. Again I Shout It: Bain Is a Distraction\|Michael Tomasky\|May 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Alexander the Great fashioned himself after Achilles and very much identified with him. Denis O’Hare Talks About One-Man Show “An Iliad”\|Janice Kaplan\|March 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST We tried to stay with a very strict core, which is Achilles and Hector. Denis O’Hare Talks About One-Man Show “An Iliad”\|Janice Kaplan\|March 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST On this they all joined in a cry of wailing and Achilles led them in their lament. The Iliad\|Homer Sound forth his praise from sea to listening sea— Greece her Achilles claimed, immortal Custer, we. Custer, and Other Poems.\|Ella Wheeler Wilcox The glistening helmet of Achilles was on his head, and his armor was girt around his body. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy This lad was always first in the charge, and last in the retreat—the Achilles at once and Ajax of the Cross-causeway. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10)\|John Gibson Lockhart When Achilles saw them he gave a cry of surprise, and sprang from his seat, harp in hand; and Patroclus rose up with him. Stories from the Iliad\|H. L. Havell British Dictionary definitions for Achilles Achilles / (əˈkɪliːz) / noun Greek myth Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy. While he was a baby his mother plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in the heel Derived forms of Achilles Achillean (ˌækɪˈliːən), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Achilles Achilles [ (uh-kil-eez) ] In classical mythology, the greatest warrior on the Greek side in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). When he was an infant, his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river, but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable. During the Trojan War, he quarreled with the commander, Agamemnon, and in anger sulked in his tent. Eventually Achilles emerged to fight and killed the Trojan hero Hector, but he was wounded in the heel by an arrow and died shortly thereafter. notes for Achilles People speak of an “Achilles' heel” as the one weak or sore point in a person's character. notes for Achilles The Achilles tendon runs from the heel to the calf. notes for Achilles Achilles is the hero of Homer's Iliad. notes for Achilles The phrase “wrath of Achilles” refers to the hero's anger, which caused so much destruction that Homer refers to it as his main theme in the first line of the Iliad. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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