Simon Legree
noun /ˌsaɪmən ləˈɡriː/
/ˌsaɪmən ləˈɡriː/
- (in the US
) a name applied to somebody who forces others to work very hard and is often cruel to them. It comes from the character in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin who beats Uncle Tom so badly that he dies美国 西蒙·勒格(Simon Legree):这个名称适用于强迫他人非常努力地工作并且常常对他们残酷的人。它来自小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中的角色,他击败汤姆叔叔以至于死了 - Charlie said his history teacher was a real Simon Legree.
查理说他的历史老师是一个真正的西蒙·勒格雷。
- Charlie said his history teacher was a real Simon Legree.