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单词 Lady Godiva
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Lady Godiva

/ˌleɪdi ɡəˈdaɪvə/
/ˌleɪdi ɡəˈdaɪvə/
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  1. (11th century) the wife of an earl of Mercia. According to legend, she asked her husband to lower the taxes on the people of Coventry and he said that he would do so if she rode her horse naked through the town. She did this, and the taxes were lowered. see also Peeping Tom
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