英语词汇nabob的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	nabob
词源	nabob. The nawabs who governed provinces in India from the early 16th century through the Raj were Moguls who owed allegiance to the Mogul emperors of India but grew so wealthy and powerful that they kept all tributes from the people and made their offices hereditary. Europeans, noting the immense wealth and power of these men, took to calling any wealthy, powerful man a nabob, which is merely a corruption of nawab.
随便看	not a dry seat in the house not all there no taxation without representation not by a long shot not by bread alone notch not dry behind the ears no-tel motel not for love or money nothing in excess nothing is certain but death and taxes nothing like it to keep your ears pink nothing on the ball nothing to fear but fear itself no tickee no washee not in the same league with not just another pretty face notre pierre not right not so hot not the only pebble on the beach not to be sneezed at not to care a straw not to get the bat off one-s shoulder not to know beans

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