卡桑德拉 (Kǎsāngdélā) · Cassandra (given name)

Meanings

1 Cassandra (given name)
2 Cassandra (character in Greek mythology)

About Cassandra

Trojan princess of Greek myth to whom Apollo gave the gift of prophecy, then cursed so that no one would believe her. Her name now stands for anyone whose true warnings go unheeded.

Also called 卡珊德拉

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

她的警告无人相信，就像卡桑德拉一样。

Tā de jǐnggào wúrén xiāngxìn, jiù xiàng Kǎsāngdélā yíyàng.

Nobody believed her warnings, just like Cassandra.

HSK 7-9

卡桑德拉是希腊神话中的预言家。

Kǎsāngdélā shì Xīlà shénhuà zhōng de yùyánjiā.

Cassandra was a prophetess in Greek mythology.

Tips

culture

She was one of those who warned the Trojans not to bring in the wooden horse, the 特洛伊木马. Chinese now shortens that to 木马 for a computer trojan, malware that also slips in disguised as something welcome.