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单词 out-Herod
释义

out-Herod

/ˌaʊtˈhɛrəd/
verb
[with object] Originally (in to out-Herod Herod): to outdo (Herod) in cruelty, evil, extravagance, etc. Later (in weakened use): to be more extreme or outrageous than (sometimes without the implication of viciousness). Chiefly with allusion to Shakespeare's use.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. From out- + the name of Herod the Great (d. 4 b.c.), King of Palestine, represented in the Mystery Plays as a blustering tyrant.

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