单词 | Barmecide |
释义 | Barmecide/ˈbɑːmɪsʌɪd /adjective rare Illusory or imaginary and therefore disappointing.Hence the expression ‘Barmecide feast’, a useful metaphor for, well, loads of things… use your imagination....
noun A person who offers benefits that are illusory or disappointing.These phagocytes, deceived the Barmecide, are made at my own house....
OriginEarly 18th century (as a noun): from Arabic Barmakī, the name of a prince in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, who gave a beggar a feast consisting of ornate but empty dishes. |
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