| 释义 |
fig leaf
英音 [ ˈfɪɡ liːf ]
美音 [ ˈfɪɡ liːf ]
释义
无足轻重的掩饰或伪装物：通常指掩盖或掩饰某种不光彩或不道德的行为。
例句
1·This deal is little more than a fig leaf for the continued destruction of the landscape.
这笔交易只不过是对自然景观持续破坏行为的遮掩而已。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·But that FIG leaf has since blown away.
但是那片遮羞布被吹走了。
3·First, they hid from one another—the notorious fig leaf cover-up.
首先，他们互相躲——用后来妇孺皆知的那两条无花果叶做的裙子。
同义词
n.
遮羞布；无花果树叶
gee-stringG-string
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