| 单词 | éminence grise |
| 释义 | éminence grise[ French ey-mee-nahns -greez ] / French eɪ mi nɑ̃s ˈgriz / noun, plural é·mi·nences grises [French ey-mee-nahns -greez]. /French eɪ mi nɑ̃s ˈgriz/.gray eminence. Origin of éminence griseFrom French Words nearby éminence griseEmily, Emin, émincé, Eminem, eminence, éminence grise, eminency, eminent, eminent domain, eminently, Eminescu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for éminence griseéminence grise / French (eminɑ̃s ɡriz) / noun plural éminences grises (eminɑ̃s ɡriz)a person who wields power and influence unofficially or behind the scenes Word Origin for éminence griseC19: literally: grey eminence, originally applied to Père Joseph (François Le Clerc du Tremblay; died 1638), French monk, secretary of Cardinal Richelieu Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for éminence griseéminence grise [ (ay-meh-nahns greez) ] A person who wields power behind the scenes: “The king's brother-in-law is his éminence grise; he has enormous influence, though he is rarely in the public eye.” A French term meaning “gray eminence.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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