golden egg

短语

词形变化

golden eggs 复数 golden eggs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A source of consistent profit or advantage, or the profit gained by such advantage.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see golden, egg.

词源

Allusion to “The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs”, one of Aesop’s Fables. Attested from the 18th century. Compare golden goose, kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

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