Homosexuals in public life are now comingoutofthecloset.
公众人物中的同性恋者如今正逐步亮相。
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It seems that "comingoutofthecloset" was born as a mixture of two metaphors: a debutante proudly stepping into the arms of a community and a shocking secret being kept in hiding.
看起来“出柜”的出现是两个隐喻词的汇合：公开参加同一群体的社交活动，以及一个隐藏着的惊人秘密。
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Being in thecloset implies hiding from the outside world, and the act ofcomingout of it implies the will to stop hiding.