134.到卡诺萨去

[词语]to go to Canossa

[含义]被迫认罪;被迫屈服;含垢忍辱让步

[趣释]【经典喻指】卡诺萨(Canossa)是意大利北部的古城堡,中世纪时是教皇格里高利七世(Pope Gregory Ⅶ)的驻地。德意志国和神圣罗马帝国皇帝亨利四世(Henry Ⅳ)生于1050年,卒于1106年。六岁继承王位,1066年亲政。他因争夺教会领导权得罪教皇格里高利七世而被开除教籍,德国贵族大会宣布,如果亨利无法在一年内恢复教籍,便要废掉他的帝位。迫于压力,亨利于1077年1月大雪天,身穿忏悔衣,在雪中站了三天表示忏悔,始获赦免。后人们用“到卡诺萨去”喻指被迫认罪、被迫屈服、含垢忍辱让步。

[运用]He was sheltering at her stupendous mountain stronghold of Canossa, not far from Modena, and the Emperor had to go there barefoot, in the depths of winter, to make his kowtow. 教皇躲进那气势恢宏的山间城堡,它建在离摩德纳市不远的卡诺萨。皇帝不得不在隆冬季节赤足走到城堡,去叩头谢罪。

享利四世向教皇格里高利七世忏悔

Scarlett is a woman who will never go to Canossa in fighting against her destiny. 斯卡丽特是一个在与命运做斗争时永不屈服的女子。

He went to his Canossa when he reversed his policy.他改变政策对他来说是一种忍辱屈服。