Definition of éminence grise in English:

éminence grise

nounPlural éminences grises ˌɛmɪnɒ̃s ˈɡriːzˌɛmənəns ˈɡriz

A person who exercises power or influence in a certain sphere without holding an official position.
for years he has been an éminence grise operating in the shadows of party policy-making
Example sentencesExamples
- But the Hutton inquiry isn't the kind of thing that éminences grises and powers behind thrones are used to.

Origin

1930s: French, literally 'grey eminence'. The term was originally applied to Cardinal Richelieu's grey-cloaked private secretary, Père Joseph (1577–1638).

Rhymes

Achinese, Ambonese, appease, Assamese, Balinese, Belize, Beninese, Bernese, bêtise, Bhutanese, breeze, Burmese, Cantonese, Castries, cerise, cheese, chemise, Chinese, Cingalese, Cleese, Congolese, Denise, Dodecanese, ease, expertise, Faroese, freeze, Fries, frieze, Gabonese, Genoese, Goanese, Guyanese, he's, Japanese, Javanese, jeez, journalese, Kanarese, Keys, Lebanese, lees, legalese, Louise, Macanese, Madurese, Maltese, marquise, Milanese, Nepalese, officialese, overseas, pease, Pekinese, Peloponnese, Piedmontese, please, Portuguese, Pyrenees, reprise, Rwandese, seise, seize, Senegalese, she's, Siamese, Sienese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, sleaze, sneeze, squeeze, Stockton-on-Tees, Sudanese, Sundanese, Surinamese, Tabriz, Taiwanese, tease, Tees, telegraphese, these, Timorese, Togolese, trapeze, valise, Viennese, Vietnamese, vocalese, wheeze

Definition of éminence grise in US English:

éminence grise

nounˌemənəns ˈɡrēzˌɛmənəns ˈɡriz

A person who exercises power or influence in a certain sphere without holding an official position.
for years he has been an éminence grise operating in the shadows of party policy-making
Example sentencesExamples
- But the Hutton inquiry isn't the kind of thing that éminences grises and powers behind thrones are used to.

Origin

1930s: French, literally ‘gray eminence’. The term was originally applied to Cardinal Richelieu's gray-cloaked private secretary, Père Joseph (1577–1638).

单词	éminence grise
释义	Definition of éminence grise in English: éminence grise nounPlural éminences grises ˌɛmɪnɒ̃s ˈɡriːzˌɛmənəns ˈɡriz A person who exercises power or influence in a certain sphere without holding an official position. for years he has been an éminence grise operating in the shadows of party policy-making Example sentencesExamples But the Hutton inquiry isn't the kind of thing that éminences grises and powers behind thrones are used to. Origin 1930s: French, literally 'grey eminence'. The term was originally applied to Cardinal Richelieu's grey-cloaked private secretary, Père Joseph (1577–1638). Rhymes Achinese, Ambonese, appease, Assamese, Balinese, Belize, Beninese, Bernese, bêtise, Bhutanese, breeze, Burmese, Cantonese, Castries, cerise, cheese, chemise, Chinese, Cingalese, Cleese, Congolese, Denise, Dodecanese, ease, expertise, Faroese, freeze, Fries, frieze, Gabonese, Genoese, Goanese, Guyanese, he's, Japanese, Javanese, jeez, journalese, Kanarese, Keys, Lebanese, lees, legalese, Louise, Macanese, Madurese, Maltese, marquise, Milanese, Nepalese, officialese, overseas, pease, Pekinese, Peloponnese, Piedmontese, please, Portuguese, Pyrenees, reprise, Rwandese, seise, seize, Senegalese, she's, Siamese, Sienese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, sleaze, sneeze, squeeze, Stockton-on-Tees, Sudanese, Sundanese, Surinamese, Tabriz, Taiwanese, tease, Tees, telegraphese, these, Timorese, Togolese, trapeze, valise, Viennese, Vietnamese, vocalese, wheeze Definition of éminence grise in US English: éminence grise nounˌemənəns ˈɡrēzˌɛmənəns ˈɡriz A person who exercises power or influence in a certain sphere without holding an official position. for years he has been an éminence grise operating in the shadows of party policy-making Example sentencesExamples But the Hutton inquiry isn't the kind of thing that éminences grises and powers behind thrones are used to. Origin 1930s: French, literally ‘gray eminence’. The term was originally applied to Cardinal Richelieu's gray-cloaked private secretary, Père Joseph (1577–1638).
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