Pygmalion是什么意思？

Pygmalion

英[piɡˈmeiljən] 美[pɪɡˈmeljən, -ˈmeliən]

• n. <希神>皮格马利翁，卖花女（英国剧作家萧伯纳之作品人物）；

例句

• Based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion, the film swept the Academy Awards. 该片以萧伯纳1913年的剧作《皮格马利翁》为蓝本, 夺得了多项奥斯卡奖.
• Annette's performance as Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion" was truly memorable. 安妮特在《卖花女》中扮演的伊丽莎·杜利特尔这个角色实在令人难忘。
• Annette's performance as Eliza Doolittle in 'Pygmalion' was truly memorable. 安妮特在《卖花女》中扮演的伊丽莎·杜利特尔这个角色实在令人难忘。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea