valar morghulis

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英文释义

短语
  1. An expression used as an acknowledgement of human mortality and the inevitability of death. slang
    — On a philosophical note, there has never been a moment in my life where I’ve truly considered the gravity of death. Yes I know, “All men must die,” but I’m a writer, not a BASE jumper. I spend most of my time behind a bright computer screen, thinking. Yet as I started driving along the edge of a snowy cliff tumbling hundreds of meters downwards to the rocky sea, without snow tyres, the possibility was getting a little bit too real. Valar morghulis.

词源

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin for use in his A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series. The phrase valar morghūlis, which means all men must die in the fictional language of High Valyrian, is used as a greeting by the Faceless Men, a combination of a death cult and assassin's guild. The traditional response is valar dohaeris (“all men must serve”).
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