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Peeping /ˈpiːpɪŋ/ ●a ˌPeeping ˈTom (disapproving) a person who likes to watch people secretly, especially when they are taking off their clothes 偷窥者(尤指偷看别人脱衣服);有窥淫癖的人 ORIGIN In 1040 in the English town of Coventry, Lady Godiva rode through the streets completely naked in an attempt to make her husband change his mind about forcing people to pay high taxes. In the story, only one man, Tom, watched her and he suddenly became blind. * 1040 年在英国考文垂城,戈黛娃夫人为了使丈夫改变迫使人民缴纳高额赋税的做法而裸体骑马过市,当时只有汤姆一个人偷看她,并因此突然双目失明。 |