嗨,大家好!我们知道below有“在……下面”的意思,belt有“皮带”的意思,那below the belt是什么意思呢?
below the belt的意思是“a remark is very insulting and unfair”,即“不正当,不正大光明”。
这个习语源于拳击。由于以前拳击比赛有规定,拳击手只能攻击对手的上体和头部,那么他如果打对方的皮带之下,也就是身体下方,那他这种行为就是违规的,所以后来这句习语就引申为“不正当,不光明正大”的意思啦!
例句:
Do you think it's a bit below the belt what Amy is doing?
你觉得艾米的做法是不是有点儿不太光明正大?
下面再介绍两个和belt有关的习语:
have sth. under one's belt
have sth. under one's belt的意思是“to have already achieved or obtained sth.”,即“已经获得某物 ”。
例句如下:
Mary already has a couple of good wins under her belt.
玛丽已将几项冠军收入囊中。
tighten your belt
tighten your belt的意思是“to spend less money because there is less available”,即“勒紧腰带(省吃俭用) ”。
举个例子:
If you are spending more than your income, you'll need to tighten your belt.
要是你入不敷出,你就得省着点了。
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