albatross around one's neck

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A characteristic, possession, associate, or previous deed that hinders one's ability to succeed. figuratively,idiomatic
    — He bought the properties last year hoping to make a profit by reselling them; however, with the economic downturn, they have become an albatross around his neck.

词形变化

albatross round one's neck alternative

词源

From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, wherein a sailor's killing of an albatross brings bad luck and results in the dead bird being hung around the killer's neck by his crewmates.
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