god that failed

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A notable let-down or flop; a concept, product, or person that has failed to live up to very high expectations. figuratively,idiomatic
    — And it is just because [Sartre’s] early post-war influence was so great, and his intellectual magnetism so hypnotic, that today he has left such disarray among intellectuals throughout France. God has failed him; but he, too, is a god that failed. Today his public utterances still make headlines, but his real leadership has passed.

词形变化

gods that failed plural

词源

Popularised by The God that Failed (1949), a volume of essays by ex-communists critiquing communism.
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