Machiavel

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who follows the principles laid down by Niccolò Machiavelli.
  2. A schemer or intriguer.
    — The distinction is between the anonymous Continental Op of the detective novel, the man of honour who must nevertheless walk down mean streets, and the thoroughgoing Machiavel, the man who has learned not to be good.

词形变化

Machiavels plural

词源

An Anglicisation of the Italian surname Machiavelli, as borne by Niccolò Machiavelli.
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