Winter of Discontent

短语

别名

winter of discontent

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A period during 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, when the Labour Party's efforts to control inflation led to widespread strikes by public-sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises.

    英国 历史 政治

词源

An allusion to the opening line of William Shakespeare's play Richard III ("Now is the winter of our discontent").

来源：wiktionary