单词 | bread and circuses |
释义 | bread and circuses bread and circuses pl.n.(复数名词)Offerings, such as benefits or entertainments, intended to placate discontent or distract attention from a policy or situation.面包和杂技,小惠:用来安抚不满情绪或转移对政策或境况注意力的礼物,如利益或娱乐语源:1. Translation of Latin p³nem et circ¶ns¶s [a phrase coined by the Roman poet Juvenal] Translation of Latin p³nem et circ¶ns¶s [a phrase coined by the Roman poet Juvenal] 2. p³nem [accusative singular of] p³nis [bread] p³nem [accusative singular of] p³nis [bread] 3. et [and] et [and] 4. circ¶ns¶s [circus games] circ¶ns¶s [circus games] |
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