单词 | fifteen minutes of fame (or famous for fifteen minutes) |
释义 | fifteen minutes of fame (or famous for fifteen minutes)Used with reference to a brief period of fame enjoyed by an ordinary person.Sole survivors rarely enjoy their fifteen minutes of fame, particularly when their work covers an obscure escape....
From a remark made by Andy Warhol in 1968, predicting that in the future, everyone would be ‘world famous for fifteen minutes’ See parent entry: fifteen |
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