| 词汇 | anvil chorus |
| 词源 | anvil chorus. When the opposition, especially in politics, joins collectively in condemning an action or proposal, the criticism is called an anvil chorus. The reference is to the fa- mous “Anvil Chorus” based on the “Gypsy Song” in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore, complete with the sound of many loud anvils and cymbals. |
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