ringleader
英 ['r??li?d?]美['r??lid?]
- n. 罪魁禍首；元兇
詞態變化
復數:?ringleaders;
中文詞源
ringleader 罪魁，元兇
ring,馬戲場，leader,領班，老板。字面意思即馬戲場老板，比喻用法。
英文詞源
- ringleader (n.)
- c. 1500, from Middle English phrase to lead the ring (mid-14c.), probably from a medieval metaphor from dancing. See ring (n.1) + lead (v.1).
雙語例句
- 1. He spilled it that Bill was their ringleader.
- 他透露比爾是他們的主謀.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. To catch bandits , first catch the ringleader.
- 擒賊先擒王.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. 'He's the cook ; and the ringleader, too.'
- “ 他是船上的廚子, 也是那幫家伙的頭目. ”
來自英漢文學 - 金銀島
- 4. Here is the ringleader of the gang that trespassed on your grounds.
- 這就是侵犯你土地的那伙人的頭子.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The ringleader was shot to death in a gun battle.
- 主犯在槍戰中被擊斃.
來自辭典例句