Damocles
音标['dæmәkli:z]
汉语翻译
n. 达摩克利斯
英语解释
名词 damocles:
- the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
详细解释
Dam.o.cles
NONE（无词性）Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse, who according to legend was forced to sit at a banquet table under a sword suspended by a single hair to demonstrate the precariousness of a king`s fortunes.达摩克利斯：希腊传说中的叙拉古国王狄奥尼西奥斯的朝臣，据传说其被迫坐在上悬宝剑的餐桌旁，宝剑由一根头发系住,以此来暗示君王命运的多危
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