taskmaster
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taskmaster (复数 taskmasters)
- 工头,监工
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 3:7:
- 耶和华说,我的百姓在埃及所受的困苦,我实在看见了;他们因受督工的辖制所发的哀声,我也听见了,我原知道他们的痛苦。
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- (比喻义) 努力工作或责任的来源
- 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。