英語習語諺語成語用法精粹 文學名著類2-46 skeletons in the cupboard

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【字面理解】柜子里的骷髏

【英文解析】something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to one in the past that one wants to keep secret

【中文解析】(不可外揚的)秘密，家丑;隱情

【典型例句】① The new presidential candidate is certainly popular, but does he have any skeletons in the cupboard?新的總統(tǒng)候選人當然很受歡迎，不過他有沒有什么不 可見人的丑事呢?

② Most families have one or two skeletons in the cupboard.大多數(shù)家庭都有一兩樁不可外楊的家丑。

【注釋】源自童話故事《藍胡子》(BlueBeardh藍胡子(一個富翁)出去做生意的時候?qū)⒎孔永锼械蔫€匙都留 給了他的老婆，告訴她只有長長走廊盡頭的那個儲藏 室她不能去。她打開那個儲藏室，發(fā)現(xiàn)里面藏著他從 前的多個老婆的尸體。變體：skeletons in the closet。