| 词汇 | the gnomes of Zurich |
| 释义 | the gnomes of Zurich phrase UK disapproving 苏黎世的大银行家 the powerful bankers (= people who own or control banks) from Switzerland who control a lot of money, much of it belonging to foreign governments He had, perhaps unfairly, blamed the gnomes of Zurich for the sterling crisis. So do we have the gnomes of Zurich to thank for the low mortgage rates? The gnomes of Zurich are famously discreet. He had objected to the term "the gnomes of Zurich" on the grounds that it was an offensive stereotype. See also: gnome |
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