| 词汇 | an embarrassment of riches |
| 释义 | Idiom an embarrassment of riches formal if you have an embarrassment of riches, you have more of something than you need and this makes it difficult for you to make a choice.This club has an embarrassment of riches. All their players are good, so who do they pick for their side? an embarrassment of richesToo much or more than enough of a desired or needed thing. There are so many stellar applicants for the job that we can't choose between them—it's truly an embarrassment of riches. embarrassment of richesAn overabundance of something, too much of a good thing, as in All four of them have their own cars but there's no room in the driveway-an embarrassment of riches . This term originated in 1738 as John Ozell's translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726). an embarrassment of richesLITERARYIf you have an embarrassment of riches, you have so many good things or options that you cannot decide which to have or do. With three matches being screened live simultaneously, football fans have an embarrassment of riches to choose from. an emˌbarrassment of ˈrichesso many good things that it is difficult to choose just one: Stratford has an embarrassment of riches, what with three theatres and lovely countryside too.embarrassment of riches, anToo much of a good thing, an overabundance. The term is a direct translation from the French, where it first appeared as the title of a comedy by the Abbé Léonor d’Allainval, L’embarras des richesses (1726), translated into English by John Ozell and opening in London in 1738. |
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