"rubicon" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈɹubɪkɔn

ROO-bi-kon

UK

-k(ə)n

ROO-bi-kun

释义

'Rubicon' refers to a point of no return—a moment after which you cannot go back or reverse your decision. It comes from the name of a river in Italy, famously crossed by Julius Caesar.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɹubɪkɔn

英式英语

-k(ə)n

简化发音

美式

ROO-bi-kon

英式

ROO-bi-kun

语境中听

After signing the contract, he knew he had crossed the Rubicon.

Quitting his job was his Rubicon.

She knew that telling the truth was a Rubicon she had to cross.

The moment we made the announcement, we crossed our own Rubicon.