| 单词 | velvet divorce |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvelvet divorce velvet divorce n. [after velvet revolution n. at Additions] the non-violent split, in January 1993, of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. ΚΠ 1992 Financial Times 8 June 15 (heading) Czechs and Slovaks reconsider the federation. Following weekend elections, the two peoples may be heading for a ‘velvet divorce’. 2005 Australian (Nexis) 22 June 12 The Czech Republic—home of the Velvet Revolution and a subsequent velvet divorce from Slovakia—is also one of the most successful and resilient of the former Eastern bloc nations. < as lemmas |
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