king is dead, long live the king, the

The old has gone, replaced by the new. This phrase originated in 1461, on the death of Charles VII (Le Roi est mort. Vive le Roi!) and was repeated for a number of French kings, most dramatically at the death of Louis XIV. In English it dates only from the mid-1800s but was soon transferred to other events. Virginia Postrel had a version in discussing the Oscar awards of 2000 and Hollywood’s search for successful formula movies: “The formula movie is dead. Long live the formula movie” (New York Times, March 23, 2000).

词组	king is dead, long live the king, the
释义	king is dead, long live the king, the king is dead, long live the king, the The old has gone, replaced by the new. This phrase originated in 1461, on the death of Charles VII (Le Roi est mort. Vive le Roi!) and was repeated for a number of French kings, most dramatically at the death of Louis XIV. In English it dates only from the mid-1800s but was soon transferred to other events. Virginia Postrel had a version in discussing the Oscar awards of 2000 and Hollywood’s search for successful formula movies: “The formula movie is dead. Long live the formula movie” (New York Times, March 23, 2000). See also: king, live, long The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: the king is dead, long live the king! all things to all men, to be be all things to all men be all things to all men/people beat (one) to the punch beat someone to the punch beat to the punch all quiet on the Potomac the Four Hundred deal out of
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