sop to Cerberus

短语

别名

sop

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something given or done to pacify or bribe.

    to give/throw a sop to Cerberus

词源

From Virgil's Aeneid, where the Sibyl throws Cerberus a loaf laced with honey and herbs to induce sleep.

来源：wiktionary