Word of the Day：September 15, 2020

Sisyphean

不可能完成的；永無休止的

adjective | sis-uh-FEE-un

: of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus; specifically ： requiring continual and often ineffective effort

屬于，有關或暗示西西弗斯的工作的；特别是：需要持續且通常無效的努力

"I felt stuck in a Sisyphean loop, writing the same press release over and over. Even more, I was tired of promoting other people's creations instead of creating something myself." — Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni, 2013

我覺得自己陷入了一個西西弗斯時代的循環中，一遍又一遍地撰寫相同的新聞稿。更何況，我厭倦了推廣别人的創作而不是自己創作。”

"In Beirut, balconies are the only spaces in public view that residents can …… make theirs. Furniture is displayed; a birdcage is suspended; plants are meticulously arranged and watered—and everything is kept clean, in a Sisyphean battle against the dust." — Bernardo Zacka, The New York Times, 9 May 2020

“在貝魯特，陽台是公衆能夠看到的唯一空間……居民可以擺放家具。陳列家具；懸挂鳥籠；精心布置和澆灌植物；不斷在與灰塵的鬥争下，保持清潔。”

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king who annoyed the gods with his trickery. As a consequence, he was condemned for eternity to roll a huge rock up a long, steep hill in the underworld, only to watch it roll back down. The story of Sisyphus is often told in conjunction with that of Tantalus, who was condemned to stand beneath fruit-laden boughs, up to his chin in water. Whenever he bent his head to drink, the water receded, and whenever he reached for the fruit, the branches moved beyond his grasp. Thus to tantalize is to tease or torment by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach—and something Sisyphean (or Sisyphian, pronounced \sih-SIFF-ee-un\) demands unending, thankless, and ultimately unsuccessful efforts.

在希臘神話中，西西弗斯（Sisyphus）是一位國王，他的詭計使衆神煩惱。結果，他被判處永恒，要在地下世界的一個長而陡峭的山丘上滾滾一塊巨大的岩石，然後看着它滾下來。西西弗斯的故事常常與坦塔羅斯的故事一起講述，坦塔羅斯被注定站在盛滿水果的樹枝下面，一直到下巴。每當他彎下腰喝酒時，水就會退去，每當他伸手摘水果時，樹枝就會移開他的手。因此通過提供一些可取的東西，但又使其無法觸及，來捉弄或折磨，而Sisyphean（Sisyphian，發音為“ sih-SIFF-ee-un”）則需要unending「不懈」，thankless「謝意」，和 ultimately unsuccessful efforts「最終無法成功的努力」。

What adjective based on the name of a mythical Greek hero, beginning with "H," describes things that are very large, difficult, or powerful?

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