used in reference to various qualities and things associated with 19c. French emperors of that name, especially Napoleon I (Bonaparte) (1769-1821), such as a gold coin issued by his government and worth 20 francs. As a 12-pound artillery piece, in use in U.S. military from 1857 (in this case, from Napoleon III (1808-1873), under whose rule it was designed). As a type of boot, by 1860; as a card game, by 1876; as a type of rich cake, from 1892; as a type of good brandy, from 1930. The name also was applied by 1821 to anyone thought to have achieved domination in any field by ambition and ruthlessness. Napoleon complex in reference to aggressiveness by short people is attested by 1930. Related: Napoleonic.
雙語例句
1. The Prosecutor looked toward Napoleon, waiting for him to thunder an objection.
檢察官朝拿破侖望去，等他大聲抗議。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He is under the delusion that he is Napoleon.
他患了妄想癥,認為自己是拿破侖.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Beethoven at first dedicated his Heroes Symphony to Napoleon.
最初貝多芬把他的《英雄》交響曲獻給了拿破侖.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Historical analogies, as between Napoleon and Hitler, ought not to be carried too far.
歷史的類比, 如拿破侖與希特勒之間的類比, 不應做過頭.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.