1870, in reference to Johann Faust (c. 1485-1541), German wandering astrologer and wizard, who was reputed to have sold his soul to the Devil. Fantastic tales of his life were told as early as the late 16c., and he was the hero of dramas by Marlowe and Goethe. The Latinized form of his name, faustus, means "of favorable omen."
雙語例句
1. Suddenly a Faustian spirit of discontent and universal reform descends on you.
突然間,你成了浮士德精神的化身,對現(xiàn)實(shí)不滿,要實(shí)行世界性的改革.
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2. But in a moment of faustian proportions, I pretended to be straight.
在一次浮士德的沖動下, 我假裝自己是一位異性戀者.
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3. Even bonuses are back . Policymakers have made a Faustian bargain.
政策制定者進(jìn)行了一次浮士德式的交易.
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4. The German is all feeling, all Faustian strivng.
那德國人愛感情用事, 愛象浮士德那樣不斷地追求.
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5. I would never grasp the Christian and Faustian world idea, forever alien to me.