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源自法语 'génie'(源自阿拉伯语 'jinnī'),原指阿拉伯神话中的超自然存在。
❶ 指阿拉伯神话中的精灵,通常被描绘为能够实现人类愿望的超自然存在,常被囚禁在神灯或瓶子里。
“Aladdin rubbed the lamp and the genie appeared.”
(阿拉丁摩擦神灯,精灵出现了。)
“The genie granted him three wishes.”
(精灵满足了他三个愿望。)
genie out of the bottle — 比喻已经释放出来的力量或问题,无法再收回或控制。
“Once the new technology was released, it was like letting the genie out of the bottle.”
(一旦这项新技术发布,就像把精灵放出瓶子一样无法收回。)