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Ru·bi·conBrE /ˈruːbɪkən/NAmE /ˈruːbɪkɑːn/the Rubicon noun [sing.] the point at which a decision has been taken which can no longer be changed 无法退回的界限;界线◆Today we cross the Rubicon. There is no going back. 今天我们要破釜沉舟,背水一战了。 ORIGIN From the Rubicon, a stream which formed the border between Italy and Gaul. When Julius Caesar broke the law by crossing it with his army in 49BC, it led inevitably to war. 源自意大利和高卢的界河卢比孔河 (Rubicon)。公元前 49 年,凯撒违规带兵越过卢比孔河,从而不可避免地引发了战争。 |