| 单词 | Damocles |
| 释义 | Damocles —Damoclean /dam'euh klee"euhn/, adj. /dam"euh kleez'/, 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. sword of Damocles, any situation threatening imminent harm or disaster. |
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