| 释义 |
struld·brug
\ˈstrəl(d)ˌbrəg\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Struldbrug, one of a class among the inhabitants of the imaginary country Luggnagg, in the book Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift died 1745 English satirist, composed of persons who can never die
: one of a class of imaginary persons who can never die but who are declared dead in law at the age of 80 and live on wretchedly at state expense |