| 单词 | sorcerer's apprentice |
| 释义 | > as lemmassorcerer's apprentice b. sorcerer's apprentice [translating French l'apprenti sorcier, the title of a symphonic poem by Paul Dukas (1897), after German der zauberlehrling, a ballad by Goethe (1797)] , one who, like the apprentice in the ballad with his spells, instigates processes which he is unable to control. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates > who cannot control result sorcerer's apprentice1952 1952 E. Coxhead Play Toward iii. 24 Of course there was always a sorcerer's-apprentice element in teaching: but of all their creations, Lance was surely not the one who should be getting out of hand. 1966 J. Aiken Trouble with Product X vi. 115 I wondered if his disciples, like the sorceror's [sic] apprentice, had not got out of control. 1967 Sunday Times 26 Feb. 2/3 The CIA is not a sorcerer's apprentice that has run wild, but..is under strict government control. 1974 R. Hawkey & R. Bingham Wild Card xiii. 116 Our first priority should be learning to live with the technology we have already, not acquiring more. Because, like the Sorcerer's Apprentice, we just ain't going to be able to handle it. < as lemmas |
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