单词 | Damocles |
释义 | Word Frequency Damocles(ˈdæməˌkliːz) noun classical mythology 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 Derived forms Damoclean (ˌDamoˈclean) adjective |
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