taskmaster

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英語[编辑]

詞源[编辑]

源自 task +‎ master

名詞[编辑]

taskmaster (複數 taskmasters)

  1. 工頭監工
  2. (比喻) 努力工作責任來源
    • 2023 6月 4, Charles Hugh Smith, What Happens When the Competent Opt Out?[1]:
      It all looked so easy when the competent were at the helm, but reality is a cruel taskmaster, and all the excuses that worked as an underling wear thin once the incompetent are in leadership roles.
      当有能力的人掌舵时,这一切看起来很容易,但现实是一个残酷的工头,一旦无能者担任领导角色,所有作为下属工作的借口都会变得无用。