英语词汇cleopatra-s pearl的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Cleopatra’s pearl. Cleopatra’s pearl concerns a sumptuous banquet Cleopatra gave for Antony. Her lover, the legend tells us, expressed astonishment at the costly meal, and she promptly removed a pearl earring, dropped it in a cup of vinegar and let it dissolve, saying, “My draft to Antony shall far exceed it.” Vin- egar cannot dissolve a pearl, however, and anything strong enough to do so wouldn’t have conveniently been on Cleopa- tra’s table—unless the wileful woman planted it there, in which case it is just as possible that she used a fake pearl.

词汇	cleopatra-s pearl
词源	Cleopatra’s pearl. Cleopatra’s pearl concerns a sumptuous banquet Cleopatra gave for Antony. Her lover, the legend tells us, expressed astonishment at the costly meal, and she promptly removed a pearl earring, dropped it in a cup of vinegar and let it dissolve, saying, “My draft to Antony shall far exceed it.” Vin- egar cannot dissolve a pearl, however, and anything strong enough to do so wouldn’t have conveniently been on Cleopa- tra’s table—unless the wileful woman planted it there, in which case it is just as possible that she used a fake pearl.
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