French leave
不告而别
典故:法国人都喜欢不告而别?并非如此,但是在18世纪,法国人性格随便,性情浪漫,在参加宴会等一切社交聚会时,养成了不向主人告别就擅自离去的习惯。
French leave is Leave of absence without permission or without announcing ones departure, including leaving a party without bidding farewell to the host. The phrase was born at a time when the English and French cultures were heavily interlinked. (wikipedia)
在《牛津字典》中的解释,to take French leave is to go away, or do anything, without permission or notice。所以我们把French leave 翻译成不告而别。有趣的是,英法两国的文化还真的有种争锋相对的味道,连语言也不例外。在法语中,同样有个短语filer langlaise(take English leave)表达相同的概念。French leave 特别用于表达擅离职守的概念(the act of leisurely absence from a military unit),这同样与17-18世纪的英法战争史有关。
例句:Many of the boys at the school took French leave to go to the football match。
学校里很多孩子旷课去看足球比赛。
更多趣味英语短语:
Pardon/Excuse my French 原谅我说话粗鲁
Indian giver 送东西给人日后又讨回的人
Spanish castle 空中楼阁;不切实际
Spanish athlete 爱吹牛的人
Italian hand 幕后操纵;暗中干预
Irish bull 自相矛盾,荒唐可笑的说法
Dutch courage 酒后之勇
French window 落地窗
Greek gift 害人的礼物
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