英语词汇since well i’ve played my part的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	since well i’ve played my part
词源	since well I’ve played my part . . . For his last words, before he embraced his wife, Livia, and died, the Roman emperor Au- gustus, a great theater fan, chose a phrase often used at the con- clusion of Roman comedies: “Since well I’ve played my part, clap now your hands, and with applause dismiss me from the stage.” See curtain speeches.
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