slave of the lamp

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A genie who is imprisoned in a lamp, as in the tale of Aladdin.
    — In the eyes of Gorgias "the word" was a despot who could do anything, but like a slave of the lamp it would be at the service of those who took his courses.
  2. A person who does, or is obliged to do, what they are bid; something that dutifully performs virtually any task. figuratively
    — The miracles wrought by this slave of the lamp transcend all the wonders conceived by the oriental romancists.
  3. A person who works by lamplight, or works with electrical apparatus. humorous
    — These "slaves of the lamp," as they used to be called, owing to the flash-light instrument upon which they sent the messages, had an equal number of hours on and off duty, and in their leisure hours spent their time in boating.

词形变化

slaves of the lamp plural
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