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单词 reflected glory
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reflected glory

noun [mass noun]
Fame or approval achieved through association with someone else rather than through one’s own efforts.Disproportionate delight over David Beckham's goal against Greece and one marvellous night in Munich allowed England's management to bask in reflected glory rather than address weaknesses that now are all too apparent....
  • But if Gordon Brown can forgive Third World debt, this may be a time for absolution by a government which uses its honours list increasingly to bask in the reflected glory and fame of others.
  • There's a kind of reflected glory to bask in which comes from his father's status as ‘the world's most famous Scotsman‘.
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