Perfidious Albion
词源链
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Perfidious Albion
词源说明
Calque of French perfide Albion. First coined by French poet and playwright Augustin Louis de Ximénès at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1(poetic or international relations, derogatory) The United Kingdom, seen as a country that is manipulative, deceptive, or treacherous on the international stage.