Potemkin village

矫饰的门面, 气度不凡的虚假外表(为取悦女皇叶卡捷琳, Grigory A. 波特金下令在她巡游经过的地方搭建了许多造型悦目的假村庄) [亦作 Potemkin Village]

🧩 词语组成解析

potemkin
波特金(1739-1791,俄国陆军元帅)
village ['vɪlɪdʒ]
n. 村民;乡村,村庄;群落;
vill=villa茅房,别墅+age场所,物品 →村庄

🗣️ 情景例句

That's easy.
这很容易。
And they are very proud of their son's success in getting a scholarship to Harvard.
他们为儿子获得哈佛的奖学金页感到非常自豪。
In 1898 a law was passed which meant that all people above a certain age were paid a weekly old-age pension.
1898年通过了一项法令,规定一定年龄以上的人全都可以按周领取"老年养老金。
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pager ['peidʒə]
petrify 'pɛtrɪfaɪ
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