apple of someone's eye
名词 n.
英 /ˌæpl̩‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/
美 /ˌæp(ə)l‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
— Sara was never the same after losing her daughter, the apple of her eye.
词源
PIE word
*h₂ébōl
From Middle English appel of the eie (“pupil of the eye; cornea; (figurative) something highly valued”), from Old English æppel on the ēagan, used in biblical texts (Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalm 17:8; Proverbs 7:2, Lamentations 2:18, and Zechariah 2:8; compare the quotations) to designate the pupil of the eye as something precious to be protected. The use of "apple" in English is apparently due to the pupil or cornea being thought of as a solid, globular object.
*h₂ébōl
From Middle English appel of the eie (“pupil of the eye; cornea; (figurative) something highly valued”), from Old English æppel on the ēagan, used in biblical texts (Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalm 17:8; Proverbs 7:2, Lamentations 2:18, and Zechariah 2:8; compare the quotations) to designate the pupil of the eye as something precious to be protected. The use of "apple" in English is apparently due to the pupil or cornea being thought of as a solid, globular object.
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