【字面理解】戴上棕櫚枝
【英文解析】to win a prize; to gain the victory; to be the est
【中文解析】得勝;居首位;奪魁。
【典型例句】① Jane bore the palm in all she attempted and was acknowledged supreme among her school fellows. 簡每次在她嘗試參加的比賽中都獲獎,因此被公認為 最優(yōu)秀的學生。
② He carried off the palm by sheer perseverance.他全靠堅 忍不拔才取得了勝利。
【注釋】在古羅馬競技場上進行格斗的角斗士,被打敗的往往被殺死,獲勝的則被獎以棕櫚枝。在比賽中優(yōu)勝 運動員也被授予此類獎品。變體:carry off or take the palm。同源習語:yield the palm to somebody (承認輸 給某人;承認不如某人好)。