honi soit qui mal y pense
短语
英 /ˌɒni ˌswɑː kiː ˌmal iː ˈpɒ̃s/
美 /ˌɔni ˌswɑ ki ˌmɑl i ˈpɑ̃s/|/ˌoʊni -/
英文释义
短语
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The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
— I am at this period, viz. in 1812, living in a cottage; and with a single female servant (honi soit qui mal y pense), who, amongst my neighbours, passes by the name of my "housekeeper."
词源
Borrowed from Middle French honi soit qui mal y pense (literally “shamed be whoever thinks bad of it” or “shame be to him who thinks evil of it”).
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