| 单词 | useful idiot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasuseful idiot useful idiot n. derogatory (chiefly Politics) (originally) a citizen of a non-communist country sympathetic to communism who is regarded (by communists) as naive and susceptible to manipulation for propaganda or other purposes; (more widely) any person similarly manipulable for political purposes. [The phrase does not seem to reflect any expression used within the Soviet Union.] ΚΠ 1948 N.Y. Times 21 June 14 L'Umanita said the Communists would give the ‘useful idiots’ of the left-wing Socialist party the choice of merging with the Communist party or getting out. 1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Apr. h2 Biddle is an unwitting traitor to his country, one of those liberals aptly described by the KGB as 'useful idiots'. 2003 Ethnology 42 97 The pan was condemned for recklessly politicizing the conflict, making use of Tetiz's mayor..as a ‘useful idiot’ for partisan interests. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。