Croesus

克罗伊斯

发音

US /ˈkɹiːsəs/

词形变化

Croesi Croesuses 复数 Croesuses Croesi 复数

别名

Crœsus

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rich person.

    比喻

    1875, Henry James, "Benvolio" in The Galaxy 20 (2) (August 1875). "Decidedly he was to be a great man, and this was not the moment for letting him go! At the same time there was something impressive in this extraordinary lapse in his eagerness—in his finding it so easy to forget his honors. It was only an intellectual Croesus, the Countess said to herself, who could afford to keep so loose an account."

name
  1. 1.

    A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.

    克罗伊斯

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

have wealthy person

相关短语

rich as Croesus

词源

From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian.

来源：wiktionary