Camelot

n. 卡米洛特(传说中英国亚瑟王宫殿所在之地)

发音

UK /ˈkæm.əˌlɒt/
其它
CA /ˈkæm.əˌlɑt/
US /ˈkæm.əˌlɑt/
CA /ˈkɛəm.əˌlɑt/
US /ˈkɛəm.əˌlɑt/
AU /ˈkæm.əˌlɔt/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A mythical location in England. The stronghold of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend.

  2. 2.

    The administration and surrounding mystique of President John F. Kennedy.

    美国 政治

词源

First attested in Old French as Camaalot in Chrétien de Troyes' Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart. In the US politics sense a reference to the contemporary musical Camelot (1960), associated with the Kennedy era.

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