coup de grâce

短语

致命一击

发音

US /kuː də ɡɹɑs/

词形变化

coups de grâce 复数 coups de grâce

别名

coup-de-grace coup de grace

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.

    致命一击

  2. 2.

    A remarkable finishing action.

    引申义

词源

Late 17th century. Borrowed from French coup de grâce (“finishing blow”). Originally referring to a merciful stroke putting a fatally wounded person out of misery or to the shot delivered to the head of a prisoner after facing a firing squad.

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