roi fainéant

名词 n.
英 /ˌɹwɑː ˈfeɪnɪənt/|/ˌɹwɑː feɪneɪˈɒ̃/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the later French kings of the Merovingian dynasty, considered to have played a merely ceremonial role. historical
    — Whether it be some Visigothic chieftain raised on a shield above the shoulders of his shouting warriors, some Roi Fainéant of the Merovingian race, a listless, pallid, long-haired kingling, dragged languidly through the streets in a painted wagon by sleek oxen, […] it seems clear to me that we must have some sort of a show, and a pageant, and a ‘barbaric pomp’ of procession.
  2. A leader with only nominal power.
    — He is a King Do-Nothing, a Roi Fainéant, who shirks and evades all the responsibilities of his position […]

词形变化

rois fainéants plural

词源

From French roi fainéant (“lazy king”).
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