Volpone
/vɒlˈpəʊneɪ/
/vɑːlˈpəʊneɪ/
- a comedy play (1606) by Ben Jonson. The main character, Volpone, is a rich Italian businessman who pretends that he is dying so that people give him gifts. Finally he is betrayed by his closest friend and punished. All the characters in the play are named after animals, and Volpone means 'fox'.
本·琼森（Ben Jonson）的喜剧（1606）。主角Volpone是一位富有的意大利商人，他假装自己快死了，所以人们给了他礼物。最后，他被最亲密的朋友出卖并受到惩罚。剧中的所有角色都以动物命名，而Volpone的意思是“狐狸”。