late 12c., from Anglo-French robbere, Old French robeor, agent noun from rober (see rob). Robber baron in the "corrupt, greedy financier" sense is attested from 1870s, from a comparison of Gilded Age capitalists to medieval European warlords.
It is the attempt of the more shrewd to take advantage of the less shrewd. It is the attempt of the strong to oppress the weak. It is the old robber baron in his castle descending, after men have planted their crops, and stealing them. [Henry Ward Beecher, sermon, "Truthfulness," 1871]
Regulation by combination means that the railroad managers are feudal lords and that you are their serfs. It means that every car load of grain or other produce of your fields and shops that passes over the New York Central shall pay heavy toll for right of transit to Vanderbilt, the robber baron of our modern feudalism, who dominates that way. [W.C. Flagg, testimony to Congress, 1874]
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Her younger brother was cut up by a robber last week.
她弟弟上周被歹徒砍傷.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. But then the robber whipped out a gun, and everyone stopped moving.
然而那強(qiáng)盜突然亮出槍, 大家都不動(dòng)了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. She grappled with the bank robber, but was thrown to the ground.
她與搶劫銀行的強(qiáng)盜扭打, 被強(qiáng)盜摔倒在地上.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. The robber stunned the guard by banging him on the head.
搶劫犯猛擊那個(gè)衛(wèi)兵的頭部使他暈了過(guò)去.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. A witness picked him out of an identification parade as the robber.