Albatross around your neck
의미: A burden or curse that weighs you down; a persistent problem.
An 'albatross around your neck' is a heavy burden you can't escape—a persistent problem or guilt that weighs you down.
예문
- That debt is an albatross around his neck. 那笔债务是他脖子上的枷锁Esa deuda es un albatros alrededor de su cuelloその借金は彼の首にかかった重荷だ그 빚은 그에게 목에 걸린 무거운 짐이다.
- Her past became an albatross around her neck. 她的过去成了她的沉重负担Su pasado se convirtió en un albatros alrededor de su cuello彼女の過去は彼女にとって重荷となった그녀의 과거는 그녀에게 벗어날 수 없는 짐이 되었다.
- The failed project was an albatross around the company's neck. 那个失败的项目成了公司的累赘El proyecto fallido fue un albatros alrededor del cuello de la empresa失敗したプロジェクトは会社にとって重荷だった실패한 프로젝트는 회사에 무거운 짐이었다.
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/ˈælbətrɒs əˈraʊnd jɔːr nek/
사용 가이드
맥락: burdens, guilt, problems
어조: literary, serious
✓ 올바른 표현
- Albatross around your neck沉重的负担Una carga al cuello重荷になっている목에 걸린 무거운 짐
- An albatross一个累赘Un lastre足かせだ짐덩어리
흔한 실수
- Literary reference—may need context
기원과 역사
From Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' (1798), where a sailor must wear a dead albatross around his neck as punishment for killing it.
어원: Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'
최초 기록: Coleridge, 1798
문화적 배경
Era: 1798 Coleridge onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Regional notes: English literature, global usage.
이야기와 상식
In Coleridge's poem, a mariner kills an albatross, bringing bad luck to his ship. He's forced to wear the dead bird around his neck—a heavy, rotting burden. The image became a metaphor for inescapable guilt.
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