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fig-leaf的英文翻譯是什么意思，詞典釋義與在線(xiàn)翻譯：
英英釋義
名詞 fig leaf:
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a leaf from a fig tree
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a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful
fig-leaf的用法和樣例：
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
- They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
遂用無(wú)花果樹(shù)葉，編了個(gè)裙子圍身。 - Later, the nudity was objected to by more modest elements, and fig leaves were added to the older pictures and sculptures, covering their genitals.
后來(lái)，全裸被更為適度的要素所拒絕，較為古老的圖畫(huà)和雕刻都加上了無(wú)花果樹(shù)葉，掩蓋著(zhù)他們的生殖器。
經(jīng)典引文
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They tore off..even the fig-leaves of decent reticence.
出自： C. Kingsley
