mentor（良师益友）、silhouette（轮廓、剪影）、maverick（特立独行之人）的来历
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Word of the day: Mentor
The word mentor has its origins in Greek mythology. Mentor was the person who looked after and advised the son of Odysseus while he was off fighting at and returning from Troy.
“良师益友(mentor)”一词来源于希腊神话中一位叫做门特( Mentor)的人。公元前1200年，古希腊伊塞卡国王奥德修斯在出征特洛伊之前，将自己的独子托付给了他最信赖的朋友，那个朋友的名字就叫做门特。
这时良师益友( 门特)已经成为智慧与信赖的象征，他意味着引导人生方向的指路人，也就是说，良师益友对于一个人的人生来说，就是值得信赖、追随和模仿的对象。
Word of the day: Silhouette
Silhouette is just the right man for these times of austerity. Etienne de Silhouette was the French finance minister in 1759 who implemented economies across the board. His name was the in-word for doing something cheaply. This included the portrait in black – using no more than a piece of card and a pair of scissors.
路易十四统治时期已发明出一种制作肖像的新方法。肖像画家用黑色光纸剪出轮廓，在很短的时间内就能完成他的作品。许多技术娴熟的手工艺人采用了这种新方法，并作为巡回艺术家出现在
The word mentor has its origins in Greek mythology. Mentor was the person who looked after and advised the son of Odysseus while he was off fighting at and returning from Troy.
“良师益友(mentor)”一词来源于希腊神话中一位叫做门特( Mentor)的人。公元前1200年，古希腊伊塞卡国王奥德修斯在出征特洛伊之前，将自己的独子托付给了他最信赖的朋友，那个朋友的名字就叫做门特。
这时良师益友( 门特)已经成为智慧与信赖的象征，他意味着引导人生方向的指路人，也就是说，良师益友对于一个人的人生来说，就是值得信赖、追随和模仿的对象。
Word of the day: Silhouette
Silhouette is just the right man for these times of austerity. Etienne de Silhouette was the French finance minister in 1759 who implemented economies across the board. His name was the in-word for doing something cheaply. This included the portrait in black – using no more than a piece of card and a pair of scissors.
路易十四统治时期已发明出一种制作肖像的新方法。肖像画家用黑色光纸剪出轮廓，在很短的时间内就能完成他的作品。许多技术娴熟的手工艺人采用了这种新方法，并作为巡回艺术家出现在