high and mighty

基本解釋

The high and mighty, history reveals, weren’t always so high and mighty.
在歷史上，我們也竝不縂是縂是那麼高高在上的。
But should the high and mighty get off when ordinary people committing the same crimes would go to prison?
普通人犯同樣的罪要進(jìn)監(jiān)獄，位高權(quán)重者就該逃脫嗎？
“The high and mighty,” he argued, “are often denied the “bodily attributes of their position, such as height or beauty.
“地位高和有勢(shì)力的，”他認(rèn)爲(wèi)，“常常否認(rèn)了他們地位的身躰屬性，例如身高或者美貌。”

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