"robber baron" en Chinese (Traditional)
強盜貴族惡霸資本家
Definición
「robber baron」指的是以不公正或不道德手段獲取大量財富的有權勢商人,通常是指十九世紀美國的部份工業鉅子。
Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於歷史語境,特指十九世紀美國工業巨頭如洛克斐勒。偶爾也用來批評今天被視為剝削他人的富豪。為貶義詞,常見搭配如:「鍍金時代的強盜貴族」。
Ejemplos
John D. Rockefeller was often called a robber baron.
約翰·D·洛克斐勒常被稱為**robber baron**。
Many people believe that robber barons hurt ordinary workers.
許多人認為**robber barons**損害了普通工人。
The term robber baron comes from the history of American industry.
「**robber baron**」這個詞來自美國產業史。
Some people call modern tech billionaires the new robber barons.
有人稱現今的科技億萬富翁為新一代**robber barons**。
"That guy acts like a total robber baron—he doesn't care who he steps on to get rich," she said.
「那傢伙完全就像個**robber baron**,為了致富毫無顧忌。」她說。
In school, we learned about the famous robber barons who shaped the American economy.
在學校我們學過那些塑造美國經濟的著名**robber barons**。