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词组 a Roman holiday
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a Roman holiday an occasion on which enjoyment or profit is derived from the suffering or discomfort of others.

☞ This expression comes from the poet Byron's description of the dying gladiator in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage as having been 'butchered to make a Roman holiday'.

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