(n)a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'

achilles' heel

(n)a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness

achilles tendon

(n)a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf, Syn.tendon of Achilles

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Achilles

n. 1. a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the seige of Troy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Achilles' tendon

n. [ L. Achillis tendo. ] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. [ 1913 Webster ]

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阿喀琉斯

[阿喀琉斯, Ā kā liú sī, ㄚㄎㄚㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄙ]Achilles (Greek hero)[Add to Longdo]

阿奇历斯

[阿奇历斯 / 阿奇歷斯, Ā qí lì sī, ㄚㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ]Achilles[Add to Longdo]

阿奇里斯

[阿奇里斯, Ā qí lǐ sī, ㄚㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ]Achilles, figure in Greek mythology, also spelled Akhilleus or Achilleus[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Achillesferse { f } [ übtr. ]; wunder Punkt; Schwachstelle { f }

Achilles' heel [ fig. ]; weak spot[Add to Longdo]

Achillessehne { f } [ anat. ]

Achilles' tendon[Add to Longdo]

Achillessehne { f } | Achillessehnen { pl }

hamstring | hamstrings[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

アカツキハギ;アキレスタン

[akatsukihagi ; akiresutan](n) Achilles tang (Acanthurus achilles, species of surgeonfish found from the Western Pacific to the East Central Pacific)[Add to Longdo]

アキレス

[akiresu](n, adj-no) Achilles[Add to Longdo]

アキレスの論証

[アキレスのろんしょう, akiresu noronshou](n) (See ゼノンの逆説) Achilles argument (i.e. Achilles and the tortoise; one of Zeno's paradoxes)[Add to Longdo]

アキレス腱

[アキレスけん, akiresu ken](n) (1) Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; (2) Achilles' heel; vulnerable point; (P)[Add to Longdo]

アキレス腱炎

[アキレスけんえん, akiresu ken'en](n) (See 腱炎) achilles tendonitis; achilles tendinitis[Add to Longdo]

アキレス腱反射

[アキレスけんはんしゃ, akiresu kenhansha](n) Achilles tendon reflex[Add to Longdo]

泣き所;泣き処;泣きどころ

[なきどころ, nakidokoro](n) weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel[Add to Longdo]

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