| 单词 | Orwellian |
| 释义 | Or·well·ianBrE /ɔːˈweliən/ NAmE /ɔːrˈweliən/ adjective used to describe a political system in which a government tries to have complete control over people's behaviour and thoughts （政治制度）奥威尔式的，极权的Expressions from literary sourcesAlice in Wonderland,Casanova,Cassandra,Don Juan,Dorian Gray,Falstaffian,Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde,Lilliputian,Lothario,Orwellian,Pandora’s box,Peter Pan,Pied Piper,Pollyanna,Rip Van Winkle,Ruritanian,Scrooge,Shangri-La,Sherlock,Stepford Wife,Svengali,Tweedledum and Tweedledee,Utopia,Walter MittyORIGINFrom the name of the English writer George Orwell , whose novel Nineteen Eighty -Four describes a government that has total control over the people .源自英国作家乔治 · 奥威尔。他在小说《一九八四》中描写对人民实行极权统治的政府。 |
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