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nero

UK //ˈnɪərəʊ//US //ˈnɪroʊ//

词源

源自拉丁语 Nero,可能来自萨宾语,意为“强壮、勇敢”。作为专有名词指古罗马第五任皇帝。

noun

❶ 指古罗马暴君尼禄(Nero Claudius Caesar),以残暴和荒淫闻名,公元54-68年在位。常用于形容极端专制或残暴的统治者。

“The emperor Nero famously played the fiddle while Rome burned.”

(尼禄皇帝在罗马大火时 famously 拉小提琴。)

“Historians debate whether Nero was truly as cruel as legends suggest.”

(历史学家争论尼禄是否真如传说中那么残暴。)

同义词:tyrant, despot, dictator

常见短语

like Nero — 用于形容某人表现出极端的残暴或对他人苦难的冷漠,源自尼禄对罗马大火的传说反应。

“The CEO ignored employees' struggles like Nero during the crisis.”

(这位CEO在危机期间像尼禄一样无视员工的困境。)