单词 | the emperor has no clothes |
释义 | ● the ˌemperor has no ˈclothes used to describe a situation in which everybody suddenly realizes that they were mistaken in believing that sb /sth was very good , important , etc .原来皇帝没有穿衣服;恍然大悟;如梦初醒◆ Soon investors will realize that the emperor has no clothes and there will be a big sell -off in stocks . 投资者很快会了解事实真相,股票将被大肆抛售。ORIGINFrom the story of The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen , in which the emperor is tricked into thinking he is wearing beautiful new clothes and everyone pretends to admire them , until a little boy points out that he is naked .这句话源自汉斯 · 克里斯蒂安 · 安徒生的童话《皇帝的新装》。在这个童话中,皇帝被欺骗,以为自己穿上了美丽的新衣,所有人都假装赞赏其衣服光彩耀人,直至一个小男孩说出他赤身裸体的真相时才恍然大悟。See also clothes |
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