Pygmalionn.
英 piɡ'meiljən | 美
中文n. 卖花女(英国萧伯纳之作品人物);塞浦路斯王皮格马利翁
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Pygmalionalso the Pygmalion word, a British euphemistic substitute for bloody in mid-20c. from its notorious use in Bernard Shaw\\'s play of the same name (1914: "Walk? Not bloody likely!"). The Greek legend of the sculptor/goldsmith and the beautiful statue he made and wished to life, is centered on Cyprus and his name might ultimately be Phoenician.
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