Iron Curtain

短语
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铁幕；（阻隔消息, 思想交流的）无形屏障

发音

UK /ˌaɪən ˈkɜː.tən/
AU
US /ˌaɪ(ə)ɹn ˈkɜɹ.tən/

词形变化

the Iron Curtain

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War (1947–1991).

    铁幕

    历史

词源

A specialized use of iron curtain (“(figurative) impenetrable barrier”), probably partly a calque of German eiserner Vorhang which was used in speeches in the 1940s that were translated into English. The English term appeared in telegrams from the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874–1965) to the United States President Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) in 1945, before being popularized in a speech given by Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946.

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