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Skeleton in the closet
 一天朋友談及一則大爆“名人”家丑的八卦新聞,說那些家族中人以搬弄“skeleton in the closet”為樂事,難道這些名人家的壁櫥中真的有骷髏?

他說的“skeleton in the closet”(英國人則習慣說成skeleton in the cupboard)現(xiàn)在的意義并沒有那么可怕。不過據(jù)說當年這個習語產(chǎn)生的時候的確指那些有錢人家謀殺了一個人,把骸骨暗藏在壁櫥中,不讓外人知道, 從此 skeleton in the closet 就成了那家人的秘密,后來這個短語用來指不可或不愿外揚的家丑,簡稱作family skeleton。例如: Many old families have a number of skeletons in their closets which they are loath to discuss(許多古老的家族中有很多秘密,他們不愿談及這些話題。)

(摘自《聯(lián)合早報》)
 
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