| 释义 |
jug·ger·naut
I. \ˈjəgə(r)ˌnȯt, -nä], usu ]d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Hindi Jagannāth lord of the world (i.e. Vishnu, one of the principal Hindu gods), from Sanskrit Jagannātha, from jagat world (from jagat adjective, moving, living) + nātha lord; from a former belief that devotees of Vishnu sometimes allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of the car on which his image was being drawn in procession; akin to Sanskrit jigāti he goes, gamati — more at come
: a massive inexorable force or object that advances irresistibly and crushes whatever is in its path
< war has always been represented as a juggernaut — H.L.Matthews >
< the tank … a formidable juggernaut, is the modern scientific equivalent of the armored knight — G.R.Harrison >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to crush under a juggernaut |