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eichmann

UK /ˈaɪkmən/US /ˈaɪkmən/

词源

源自德语姓氏Eichmann,由Adolf Eichmann(1906-1962)的恶名演变为普通名词。

noun

❶ 指阿道夫·艾希曼,纳粹德国高官,因组织大屠杀而臭名昭著。现常用来比喻冷酷无情的官僚或执行邪恶命令的人。

“The trial of Eichmann revealed the horrors of the Holocaust.”

(艾希曼的审判揭示了大屠杀的恐怖。)

“He was called the Eichmann of the regime for his role in the atrocities.”

(他因在暴行中的角色被称为该政权的艾希曼。)

同义词:war criminal, perpetrator, bureaucrat

常见短语

Eichmann defense — 指以'只是服从命令'为理由为自己参与不道德或非法行为辩护,源自艾希曼的审判。

“The soldier's claim of just following orders was dismissed as an Eichmann defense.”

(该士兵声称只是服从命令的说法被驳斥为艾希曼式辩护。)