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lady godiva ˌleɪdiɡəˈdaɪvə 短语⁷⁹⁹⁷⁸⁺⁹ 基本英英 戈迪瓦夫人:11世纪Mercia伯爵的妻子。根据传说;她要求丈夫降低对考文垂人民的税收;他说;如果她骑马骑马穿过城镇;他会这样做。她这样做了;税收降低了。
Noun: according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur circa 1040-1080 |