dead hand

• n. 难以消除的不利影响；[医]死手；[律](不能变卖的)永久管业

英英释义

Noun:

1. real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)

2. the oppressive influence of past events or decisions

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The dead hand of bureaucracy is slowing our progress.
   官僚主义的流毒拖慢了我们的进步。
2. The government set out to remove the dead hand of the state from economic life.
   政府已在著手消除经济领域里的这一痼疾。

词汇搭配

• in a dead hand [法] 处于永远管业...

近反义词

【近义词】

• mortmain 永久营业