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<词海拾贝>Spit And Image:极其相似

时间:2006-02-12 16:00:00

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  大家都知道spit的意思是“唾液”。可奇怪的是,有一个和spit相关的词组spit and image的意思却是“和……一模一样的(人或东西)”。

  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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0 person QMBxI     
n.人
参考例句:
  • I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
  • She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照;如同
参考例句:
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 mouth BFZxs     
n.嘴;口
参考例句:
  • Put one finger in the mouth.把一个手指放入口内。
  • Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.要多看少说。
0 image walxs     
n.图象;肖像;形象
参考例句:
  • How can we improve our public image?我们怎样才能改善公众形象?
  • Honesty is the best image.诚实是最好的形象。
0 spit zFTzV     
n.唾液,唾吐,小雨;v.唾吐,吐出,降小雨
参考例句:
  • It's very rude to spit at someone.向人吐唾沫是非常粗野的行为。
  • Don't spit on the sidewalk.别在人行道上吐痰。