Idiom of the Day
eat humble pie
坦誠錯誤,誠摯道歉
British English
Today: Sun, 13 Sep 2020
Meaning:
If you eat humble pie, you admit that you are in the wrong and behave apologetically.
如果您 eat humble pie,則表示您認錯了,並道歉。
For example:
Jim had to eat humble pie after we proved that what he&39;t eat humble pie even when it&39;ve made a mistake. They just say they were &34;.
一些政客相當的傲慢,以至於即使很明顯他們犯了一個錯誤,他們坦誠認錯。他們只是說他們說的是「錯誤信息」。
Note:
The American idiom &34; has the same meaning.
美國習語中 eat crow表示相同的意思
Origin:
Possibly derives from &34; which is an old word for animal organs like kidneys, lungs, intestines, etc. For the wealthier classes, eating an &34; might have been seen as something similar to a punishment, but it is not known whether this idiom has any real connection to this.
可能源自「跌倒『umbles』」,它是腎臟『kidneys』,lungs『肺』,intestines『腸』等動物器官的舊詞。對於較富裕的階層,吃「umbles pie」可能被視為類似於一種懲罰,但這是不知道這個習語與此是否有任何實際聯繫。
Variety:
This idiom is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
Quick Quiz
Jeremy had to eat humble pie because
a. there was nothing else to eat
b. he wanted to seem humble
c. it was clear he was wrong
答案:c