Faustian

Faustian

美 [ˈfaʊstiən] 　英 ['faʊstiən]

• adj.浮士德式的（交易或协议）（为获得财富、成功或权力而不择手段）
• 网络本意识

英汉解释

adj.	1. relating to Faust, a German doctor who sold his soulspirit part of his body to the devilpowerful evil spirit in exchange for knowledge and power

例句

That was the bargain he struck in 2007, a bargain that would be hard to call Faustian: the end was clear from the beginning.

那是他在2007年做的一笔交易，一笔很难称之为浮士德式的交易：结局从一开始就已明了。

This Faustian bargain would be acceptable if only to stabilize what now appears to be an even more dangerous deflationary debt liquidation.

只有在稳住了看似非常危险，并可能带来通货紧缩的债务清算，我们才可能接受这个浮士德交易。

But in a moment of faustian proportions, I pretended to be straight.

但在一个浮士德式的比例时刻，我假装连败。

The arc of my upward mobility has come with a Faustian downside.

我的向上流动的弧线拿出一个浮士德式的缺点。

The relationship between the Vatican and Rome's German occupiers was, Mr. Katz says, a Faustian pact.

凯兹说，梵蒂冈和罗马的德国占领者之间是一种浮士德式的契约关系。

His work will help Chinese officials understand the "Faustian bargain" in which they are engaged with the U. S.

他的作品将帮助中国官员明白他们与美国所做的“浮士德交易”。