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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- Greek gift
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带有阴险目的的礼物;危险的礼物
Collins English-English Dictionary
- Greek gift
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a gift given with the intention of tricking and causing harm to the recipient
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[Etymology]
C19: in allusion to Virgil's Aeneid ii 49; see also Trojan Horse
Examples
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The Greek chorus plays an important role in classical Greek drama, especially in tragedy.
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希腊剧的合唱团在传统希腊戏剧,尤其是悲剧中,扮演着重要的角色。
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Greek cities kept Greek municipal law and issued their own coinage.
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希腊城市保留希腊市政法令,并发布他们各自的货币。
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Ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek.
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古希腊语中有双数形式,但在现代希腊语中双数形式已同复数形式合并在一起了。
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the word ``does'' is a pro-form for ``understands Greek'' in ``I can't understand Greek but he does''
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ecclesiastical Latin (或Greek)
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基督教拉丁语(或希腊语)
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I studied Greek cuisine for one year.
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我学了一年的希腊菜烹饪法。
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How could critical mathematicians, wellversed in Greek mathematics, have been content to operate on a heuristic basis?
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那些对希腊数学造诣很深的、关于批评的数学家们,怎么能满足于在启发性的基础上进行工作呢?
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The Greek captain of the ship responsible for Sunday's oil spill was fined.
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对周日石油泄漏事件负责的这位希腊船长被予以罚款。
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