| 释义 |
French /frentʃ/► SEE ALLexcuse/pardon my Frenchtake French leave
●exˌcuse/ˌpardon my ˈFrench (informal, humorous) used for saying you are sorry when you have used or are going to use rude or offensive language 原谅我说粗话（或冒犯的话）◆Ouch, bloody hell! Oops, excuse my French!
啊，见鬼！哦，原谅我说粗话！◆If you’ll pardon my French, he’s a bloody fool.
原谅我说粗话，但他真是他妈的笨蛋。●take French ˈleave (BrE, old-fashioned or humorous) leave your work, duty, etc. without permission; go away without telling anyone 擅离职守；不辞而别◆I think I might take French leave this afternoon and go to the cinema.
我想今天下午我可以偷偷溜出去看场电影。 ORIGIN This idiom is said to refer to the eighteenth-century French custom of leaving a dinner or party without saying goodbye to the host or hostess. 据说这个习语原指 18 世纪法国的社交习惯，客人离开时不用向主人道别。 |