Damocles

英 ['dæməkliːz] 美 ['dæməkliːz]

• n. [希神]达摩克里斯(Syracuse的国王Dionysius的臣下)

Damocles的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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)

Damocles的用法和样例：

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。

词汇搭配

• sword of damocles 临头的危险