tin god

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A false god, particularly a petty tyrant, a person who abuses or exceeds their authority over others in petty ways. idiomatic
    — Wherefore the Little Tin Gods harried their little tin souls, / Seeing he came not from Chatham, jingled no spurs at his heels; […]

词形变化

tin gods plural

词源

From tin's figurative sense as "worthless" or "counterfeit" in relation to silver and god's use for idols.
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