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词汇 bread and circuses
释义 bread and circusespl.n.(复数名词)
  1. Offerings, such as benefits or entertainments, intended to placate discontent or distract attention from a policy or situation.面包和杂技,小惠:用来安抚不满情绪或转移对政策或境况注意力的礼物,如利益或娱乐
Etymology语源
    1. Translation of Latin pānem et circēnsēs [a phrase coined by the Roman poet Juvenal] Translation of Latin pānem et circēnsēs [a phrase coined by the Roman poet Juvenal]
    1. pānem [accusative singular of] pānis [bread] pānem [accusative singular of] pānis [bread]
    1. et [and] et [and]
    1. circēnsēs [circus games] circēnsēs [circus games]
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