This degraded position of the woman , especially conspicuous among the greeks of the heroic and still more of the classical age , has gradually been palliated and glozed over , and sometimes clothed in a milder form ; in no sense has it been abolished .

妇女的这种被贬低了的地位，在英雄时代，尤其是古典时代的希腊人中间，表现得特别露骨，虽然它逐渐被伪善地粉饰起来，有些地方还披上了较温和的外衣，但是丝毫也没有消除。