lord of the flies

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Beelzebub; Satan
  2. a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm. idiomatic

词源

Calque of Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zəḇûḇ, “fly-lord, Beelzebub”), which in turn is a mistranslation of the name of the Semitic devil Baal-zevuv.
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