| 单词 | Canute |
| 释义 | Ca·nuteBrE /kəˈnjuːt/ NAmE /kəˈnuːt/ noun used to describe a person who tries to stop sth from happening but will never succeed 克努特式的人；妄想阻挡某事的人◆ His efforts to stem the tide of violent crime have been as effective as Canute's . 他遏制暴力犯罪增长的努力一直是螳臂挡车。ORIGINFrom the story of a Danish king of England who was said to have stood in front of the sea and shown people that he was not able to order the water that was moving in towards the land to turn back . The story is often changed to suggest that Canute really thought that he could turn back the sea .源自英格兰一个丹麦裔国王的故事，据说他临海而立，向民众显示他没有能力命令冲向陆地的海水回头；这个故事常被改编，表示克努特实际上以为他能够令海水回头。 |
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