Uriah Heep
/juˌraɪə ˈhiːp/
/juˌraɪə ˈhiːp/
- a character in the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. He is David's clerk who pretends to be ‘ humble ’ and to want to serve him well, but in reality cheats him. His name is sometimes used for a person who pretends to show great respect but is not sincere. An album by a band called Uriah Heep has the title ‘Very ’eavy… very ’umble’, which refers to Uriah Heep's phrase in the novel, 'Ever so ’umble'.
乌里亚·希普(Uriah Heep):查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)的小说《大卫·科波菲尔(David Copperfield)》中的角色。他是戴维的店员,自称“谦虚”,想为自己服务好,但实际上欺骗了他。他的名字有时用于假装表现出崇高敬意但并不真诚的人。一支名为Uriah Heep的乐队发行的专辑的标题为“非常'令人羡慕……非常'卑鄙”,这是指Uriah Heep在小说中所说的“永远如此”。