短语 | the emperor has no clothes |
释义 | the ˌemperor has no ˈclothesused 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。From the story ofThe Emperor's New Clothesby 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。 |
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