famous last words

著名的遗言著名遗言名人遗言著名的最后一句话

famous last words 的定义

  1. A phrase used to express disbelief, rejection, or self-deprecation. For example, They said we'd get an extra bonus at Christmas—famous last words! or This book is bound to make the best-seller list—famous last words! This expression alludes to grandiose statements about human affairs that prove to be untrue, such as “This is the war to end all wars,” or “We must make the world safe for democracy.” [Late 1930s]

famous last words 近义词

famous last words

等同于 swan song

更多famous last words例句

  1. In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
  2. In other words, the free thinker defending freedom of thought.
  3. In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
  4. In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.
  5. In other words, the free speech exhibited by the folks at Charlie Hebdo was not virtuous—until there was a body count.
  6. He prepared a glossary of provincial and archological words, intended for a supplement to Johnson's Dictionary.
  7. About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
  8. Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken rood-screen.
  9. It seems very strange that I shall actually know Liszt at last, after hearing of him so many years.
  10. This wasn't at all what he meant to say, and it sounded very ridiculous; but somehow the words wouldn't come straight.