English Dictionary

little Eichmann

名詞

軽蔑的 俗語

(slang, derogatory) Someone who is like the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann; someone who seems ordinary but does evil as a member of an immoral or evil entity or system.

日本語の意味

俗語で侮蔑的に用いられる表現。表面上は普通に見えるが、実は非道なシステムや組織の一員として、悪事や非倫理的な行動を行う人物を指す。ナチスのアイヒマンになぞらえて、同様の性質を持つ人物を示す。

When he ordered the deportations without remorse, everyone began calling him a little Eichmann.

彼が無情にも追放を命じたとき、誰もが彼をアドルフ・アイヒマンのような卑小な官僚だと呼び始めた。

意味（1）

(slang, derogatory) Someone who is like the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann; someone who seems ordinary but does evil as a member of an immoral or evil entity or system.

Russian journalist Andrei Zhukov's work in Soviet archives produced a list of over 40,000 little Eichmanns who acted as willing, if not enthusiastic, executioners.

little Eichmanns （ plural ）