| 单词 | faustian bargain |
| 释义 | Faustian bargain[ (fow-stee-uhn) ] Faust, in the legend, traded his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge. To “strike a Faustian bargain” is to be willing to sacrifice anything to satisfy a limitless desire for knowledge or power. Words nearby Faustian bargainFaunus, faur, Fauré, Faust, Faustian, Faustian bargain, Faustus, faut, faute de mieux, fauteuil, Fauve 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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