fig leaf 英 [fɪg li:f]   美 [fɪɡ lif]

fig leaf

fig leaf  英 [fɪg li:f] 美 [fɪɡ lif]

n. 遮羞布;无花果树叶 

名词复数:fig leaves 

Morally the question was, am I becoming the fig leaf to legitimate a system that was deeply corrupt? 这是道德问题,在这样一个腐败深入骨髓的体制中,我要变成一块遮羞布吗?
One thing is certain: when the fig leaf of civilian government arrives in 2011, there will be no place in it for the Lady. 有一件事是肯定的:2011年的文人政府,作为军政府的遮羞布,没有留给她任何位置。

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  • n. 遮羞布;无花果树叶
  • 1. Morally the question was, am I becoming the fig leaf to legitimate a system that was deeply corrupt?

    这是道德问题,在这样一个腐败深入骨髓的体制中,我要变成一块遮羞布吗?

  • 2. One thing is certain: when the fig leaf of civilian government arrives in 2011, there will be no place in it for the Lady.

    有一件事是肯定的:2011年的文人政府,作为军政府的遮羞布,没有留给她任何位置。

  • 3. A fig leaf of international process comforts the regime, those who trade with it -- and those who give flowery speeches about democracy but resist action, such as an arms embargo.

    国际干预程序的遮羞布令这个政权无比快意,令那些与之有贸易关系的人拍手称快,---令那些一提民主就是甜言蜜语,一提行动就打退堂鼓的人暗暗叫好,例如他们对武器禁运就是这个态度。

ˈfig leaf / ; NAmE / noun 1 a leaf of a figtree, traditionally used for covering the sex organs of naked bodies in paintings and on statues 无花果树叶(传统上用作裸体画像或雕像的遮阴物) 2 a thing that is used to hide an embarrassing fact or situation 遮羞布 fig leaf fig leaves ˈfig leaf / ; NAmE /
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