peace for our time

短语

发音

US

别名

peace in our time

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Used to imply that the appeasement of an aggressor will not prevent further aggression in the future.

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  2. 2.

    Used to evoke the idea of false political promises and false expectations.

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词源

From a speech by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1938, in which he stated that "peace for our time" would be the result of the Munich Agreement of 1938, intending to allay growing concerns that Nazi Germany posed a risk of starting another major European war. Invoked sarcastically, due to the outbreak of World War 2 only one year later.

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