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单词 damocles
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Dam•o•cles  (dam′ə klēz′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
  2. Idioms sword of Damocles, any situation threatening imminent harm or disaster.
Dam•o•cle•an  (dam′ə klē′ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Damocles /ˈdæməˌkliːz/ n
  1. a sycophant forced by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, to sit under a sword suspended by a hair to demonstrate that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was
    See also Sword of Damocles

ˌDamoˈclean adj
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