Rubicon

(noun.) a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment.

(noun.) the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war.

校对:帕蒂

• The Rubicon, I felt, was passed; and it behoved me well to reflect what I should do on this hither side of disease and danger. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• He had broken the law by bringing his legions across the Rubicon, which was the boundary between his command and Italy proper. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The Rubicon, we know, was a very insignificant stream to look at; its significance lay entirely in certain invisible conditions. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

整理:洛蒂