Rasputin
英文词源
- Rasputin
- acquired name (Russian, literally "debauchee") of Grigory Yefimovich Novykh (c. 1872-1916), mystic and faith healer who held sway over court of Nicholas II of Russia. His nickname is from his doctrine of "rebirth through sin," that true holy communion must be preceded by immersion in sin. His name used figuratively in English from 1937 for anyone felt to have an insidious and corrupting influence.
双语例句
- 1. Rasputin exercised some strong hypnotic power over the Tsar and his wife.
- 拉斯普廷对沙皇(指尼古拉二世)及皇后施以强大的催眠力.
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