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Damocles

英 ['dæməkli:z] 美

n. 达摩克利斯（叙拉古暴君迪奥尼修斯的诌臣）

中文词源

Damocles 达摩克利斯之剑

来自古希腊城邦Syracuse的大臣Damocles，他很羡慕他的国王Dionysius的权力和生活，Dionysius知道后，一次在宴会上安排他坐在主座，但是在他的头上悬挂着一根头发丝系的长剑，并告诫他不要只看到国王辉煌的表相，却没有看到背后的危险。其字面意思为damos, 人民，词源同demotic. -kles,名声，词源同listen, incline.

英文词源

Damocles: courtier of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse; his name in Greek means literally "fame of the people," from demos, damos "people" (see demotic) + -kles "fame," a common ending in Greek proper names (as in Sophocles, Pericles), from PIE *klew-es, from root *kleu- "to hear" (see listen). To teach Damocles how a tyrant lives, Dionysius seated him at a banquet with a sword suspended above his head by a single hair.

双语例句

1. As a Grand Prix driver, you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment.: 作为国际汽车大奖赛的车手，随时都有可能发生事故。

2. 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.

3. Unemployment, like the sword of Damocles, was always accompanying the workers.: 失业犹如达摩克里斯剑, 随时都在威胁着工人.

4. That is like the sword of Damocles over his head.: 那事仿佛利剑悬在他的头上,使他恐惧不安.

5. The author holds that information disclosure is the Damocles sword of franchising.: 笔者认为,信息披露是特许经营中的“达摩克里斯之剑”.