| 释义 |
Rubicon /rooˈbi-kon or -kən/ noun- A stream of Central Italy (perh the Fiumicino), separating Caesar's province of Gallia Cisalpina from Italia proper, its crossing by Caesar (49BC) being thus a virtual declaration of war against the republic
- Hence, a point of no return
- (without cap) in piquet, the winning of a game before one's opponent scores 100
transitive verb (without cap) to defeat in this way ORIGIN: L Rubicō, -ōnis cross the Rubicon (figurative) To take a decisive, irrevocable step |