| 单词 | slave of the lamp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSlave of the Lamp Slave of the Lamp n. (a) a person who can perform miracles; (b) (more usually) a person under an inescapable obligation; a person who must perform a particular task. [After French esclave de la lampe (1712); from the story of Aladdin, in which a genie, summoned by rubbing a magic lamp, must perform the wishes of the lamp's possessor.] ΘΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology > specific Slave of the Lampc1840 society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > menial servant or drudge drivelc1225 meniala1387 druggarc1500 drudgea1513 kitchen wencha1556 coal carrier1567 droy1570 packhorse?1577 droil1579 blue coat1583 sumpter1587 mill-horse1602 subsizar1602 jackal1649 mediastine1658 slut1664 hack1699 scrub1709 Gibeonite1798 the lion's provider1808 slush1825 Slave of the Lampc1840 runabout1893 lobby-gow1906 squidge1907 dogsbody1922 legman1939 shit-kicker1950 society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > one who compels > one who is compelled Slave of the Lampc1840 1810 ‘A Briton’ Let. Addr. to Lord Grenville 66 You are not likely to be one of the slaves of the lamp of Aladdin; and to build a palace that shall disappear in an instant, as it was raised by the breath of a moment. 1841 C. Dickens Let. 1 July (1969) II. 319 I am bound to be..constant to my plans. I am a poor Slave of the Lamp. 1953 E. Coxhead Midlanders v. 120 Their working life was a deadening one. They were as near as possible machines themselves, slaves of the implacable lamp. 2001 Times 19 Dec. (Sports section) s3 Literature is intoxicating stuff and all those tempted by it become Slaves of the Lamp. < as lemmas |
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