Damocles

Damocles读音音标

英 [ˈdæməkli:z]

美 [ˈdæməˌkliz]

Damocles意思解释

n.

达摩克利斯，为叙拉古(Syracuse)暴君Dionysius的宠信；

英英释义

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

双语例句

用作名词(n.)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。