modest proposal

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest. idiomatic
    — And for all the chuntering about the "Granny Tax" it is not as though Osborne made a radical or, if you prefer, modest proposal along the lines of offering tax credits or generous allowances to the heirs of pensioners who plump for voluntary, patriotic euthanasia...
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modest, proposal.

词形变化

modest proposals plural

词源

From Jonathan Swift's 1729 satire A Modest Proposal, which suggested cannibalism as a solution to Irish poverty.
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