herostratic fame

短语

发音

UK /ˌhɪəɹəʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/
其它
US /ˌhɪɹoʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/

别名

Herostratic fame

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.

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词源

Herostratic is derived from Herostratus (learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns)). Herostratus (died c. 356 B.C.E.) was a Greek arsonist who sought fame by destroying the second Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (now in Izmir Province, Turkey), according to tradition by setting fire to it on 21 July 356 B.C.E., the birth date of Alexander the Great.

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