curtain lecture
noun
- dated an instance of a wife reprimanding her husband in private〈旧〉(妻子对丈夫的)私下训斥。
词源
mid 17th cent.: originally a reprimand given behind bed curtains.
单词 | curtain lecture |
释义 | curtain lecturenoun
词源 mid 17th cent.: originally a reprimand given behind bed curtains. |
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