Circean poison

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A poison or potion that changes the body but not the mind.

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  2. 2.

    Anything magically (and fatally) captivating, such as a potion or applause.

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    O foulest Circean draught, thou poison of Popular Applause! madness is in thee, and death; thy end is Bedlam and the Grave.

词源

After the Greek mythological figure of Circe, who (in the Odyssey) tempted men to excess before turning them into pigs.

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