每日学英语:Skeleton in the cupboard 不可外扬的家丑

1970-01-01 08:00:00  每日学英语
skeleton in the cupboard字面意思橱里的骨架,引申为“不可外扬的家丑,隐情”。

【例句】
She never refers to her childhood; I wonder if she has a skeleton in the cupboard?
她从来不谈及其童年,我怀疑她是否有隐秘的家庭丑事。

Every family is said to have at least one skeleton in the cupboard.
据说家家户户多多少少都有自家丑事。

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