摩斯的用法和樣例：
例句
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但兒孫們的厄運始終使他們憂鬱寡歡。有一天卡德摩斯哀呼道：「既然眾神對一條蛇的生命如此看重，我倒不如就是一條蛇吧。」話剛出口他就開始變形了。
But the misfortunes of their children still weighed upon their minds; And one day Cadmus exclaimed, "If a serpent's life is so dear to the gods, I would I were myself a serpent." No sooner had he uttered the words than he began to change his form.
