单词 | 本尼狄克 |
释义 | 〔Arnold〕American Revolutionary general and traitor whose plan to surrender West Point to the British for 20,000 pounds was foiled when his accomplice John André was captured (1780). Arnold fled to New York and then to England (1781).阿诺德,本尼狄克:(1741-1801) 美国独立战争时的将领和叛徒,他(妄图)以20,000英镑将西点要塞出卖给英方的计划,遭到挫败时他与共犯约翰·安德烈被俘(1780年)。阿诺德逃往纽约接着逃亡英国(1781年)〔Chifley〕Australian politician who served as prime minister (1945-1949) and attempted to nationalize the country's banks (1947).奇弗利,约瑟夫·本尼狄克:(1885-1951) 澳大利亚政治家。1945年至1949年间曾担任首相并于1947年试图将全国的银行国有化〔antonomasia〕The substitution of a personal name for a common noun to designate a member of a group or class, as in calling a traitor a "Benedict Arnold.”代类名:以个人名字代替一普通名词来代表一组或一类的成员之一,如将叛徒称为“本尼狄克·阿诺德” |
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