英语词组the soul of是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

the soul of (something)

The representation, essence, or embodiment of a particular trait or quality (which is stated after "of"). My mom is just the soul of kindness—she's always willing to help anyone in need. As the old saying goes, brevity is the soul of wit—if your joke meanders or stalls, the humor of it dies. Don't worry, my sister is the soul of discretion—she won't tell anyone about our engagement before we do.

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The essence of some quality, as in You can trust her; she's the soul of discretion, or He's the very soul of generosity but he can be cranky at times. This idiom was first recorded in 1605.

词组	the soul of
释义	(redirected from the soul of) the soul of (something) The representation, essence, or embodiment of a particular trait or quality (which is stated after "of"). My mom is just the soul of kindness—she's always willing to help anyone in need. As the old saying goes, brevity is the soul of wit—if your joke meanders or stalls, the humor of it dies. Don't worry, my sister is the soul of discretion—she won't tell anyone about our engagement before we do. soul of, the The essence of some quality, as in You can trust her; she's the soul of discretion, or He's the very soul of generosity but he can be cranky at times. This idiom was first recorded in 1605.
随便看	to ground togs tog up to hack it to hand to handle/treat with kid gloves to hang by a thread to hang out one's shingle to haul/rake over the coals to have a bee in one's bonnet to have a/be given a clean bill of health to have a bone to pick to have a chip on one's shoulder to have a clear conscience to have a conniption fit to have a field day to have a finger in every pie to have a flea in one's ear to have a good/half a mind to to have a good head on one's shoulders to have a heart of stone tosses you around tosses you aside tosses you away tosses you back