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kingmaker是什么意思

kingmaker

英 ['kɪŋmeɪkə] 美 ['kɪŋmekɚ]
  • n. 拥立国王者;有权支配要职的任命者

中文词源


kingmaker 政界元老

king,国王,君主,maker,产生,制造。比喻用法。

英文词源


kingmaker (n.)
also king-maker, 1590s, originally in reference to the 15c. Earl of Warwick.

双语例句


1. The earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker.
沃里克伯爵是第一个拥立国王的人.

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2. " Perot as kingmaker , " he says tactfully, " is a more formidable proposition than as candate. "
他委婉地说道: “ 佩罗替人抬轿助选,要比他自己出来参选更难缠. ”

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