Dorian Gray
noun /ˌdɔːriən ˈɡreɪ/
/ˌdɔːriən ˈɡreɪ/
[usually singular]- a person who continues to look young and beautiful, even though they are growing older or behaving in an immoral way
(不受年龄增长或行为不端影响)永远年轻貌美的人 - He's a real Dorian Gray, apparently untouched by the ageing process.
他像是不受衰老过程的影响,青春永驻。
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词源From the story by Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which Dorian Gray is a beautiful young man who behaves in an immoral way. He secretly keeps a painting of himself, which gradually changes, making him look older and more evil in it. Dorian himself continues to look young and beautiful. - He's a real Dorian Gray, apparently untouched by the ageing process.