Damocles
英 [ˈdæməkli:z] 美 [ˈdæməˌkliz]

n.

达摩克利斯，为叙拉古(Syracuse)暴君Dionysius的宠信；

英英释义

Damocles[ 'dæməkli:z ]

• n.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)

词组短语

sword of damocles达摩克利斯之剑；临头的危险

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles.
   高考就像是一把达摩克里斯的利剑高悬的这些学生头上。

权威例句

The SWORD of Damocles.
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