<词海拾贝>Spit And Image:极其相似(在线收听) |
语源学界普遍接受的一种说法是,spit and image起源于俗语“just as if one person were spit out of another's mouth.”,是一种关于“极其相似”的不雅比喻。 来看一个例句:He is his father's spit and image.(他和他爸爸长的特别相似。) 英语还有个俗语the very spit of,它的意思是“和……一模一样”。 |
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