| 词汇 | king tut |
| 词源 | King Tut. Egyptian King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in 1922 by George E. S. M. Herbert, earl of Carnarvon, and Howard Carter in the valley of the tombs of the kings at Kar- nak. Tutankhamen, heretic king of the XVIII dynasty in the 14th century b.c., lay swathed in a gold sarcophagus surround- ed by a fortune in jewels, furniture, and other relics that threw much light on Egyptian history. His difficult name was con- densed to King Tut and his immense wealth caught the public’s imagination. Don’t act like King Tut or he think’s he’s King Tut became expressions applicable to any person pretending to be much more than he was, acting as if the world should pay him homage as it did King Tutankhamen. |
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