enough to make the angels weep

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith. idiomatic
    — For several years the government has continuously reduced the amount of money spent on education. Now they complain that teachers are not doing their job properly- It's enough to make the angels weep.

词源

From a passage in Shakespeare, Measure for Measure...man ,/Drest in a little brief authority,/plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven/As make the angels weep.
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