taskmaster

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英語[編輯]

詞源[編輯]

源自 task +‎ master

名詞[編輯]

taskmaster (複數 taskmasters)

  1. 工頭監工
  2. (比喻義) 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.
      當有能力的人掌舵時,這一切看起來很容易,但現實是一個殘酷的工頭,一旦無能者擔任領導角色,所有作為下屬工作的藉口都會變得無用。