mouton enragé

短语

发音

UK /ˌmuːtɒn ˌɒnɹæˈʒeɪ/
US /ˈmu.tɑ̃ ɑ̃.ɹɹɑˈʒeɪ/

词形变化

moutons enragés 复数 moutons enragés

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.

    Remember not to enter the monastery; those monks can be real moutons enragés.

词源

First attested in 1826. Borrowed from French mouton enragé, a nickname given to French politician Nicolas de Condorcet by Turgot, from mouton (“sheep”) + enragé, past participle of enrager (“to enrage”).

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