old wine in a new bottle

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one. idiomatic,uncountable
    — Finally, some critics argue that evolutionary psychology is old wine in a new bottle — the old instinct theory in a new package.

词形变化

old wine in new bottles alternative

词源

A reference to the parable of Jesus of New Wine into Old Wineskins, Matthew 9:14–17, Mark 2:21–22, and Luke 5:33–39.
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