| 正面 | 13470.telltale 英 ['telteɪl]美 ['tɛltel] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. 《弹簧刀/弹弓刀》(Sling Blade): 电影名,曾获69届奥斯卡最佳改编剧本奖。2. 谐音“失灵”----投石器失灵了,不能扔石头了,很可能是吊索出问题了。3. stone + fling => sling.4. 谐音“死扔、石扔(在一些方言中念“ling”或者“leng”)”。5. 石扔 => *sreng => sling.6. fling <===> sling.adj. 报警的;泄密的;搬弄是非的n. 迹象;指示器;搬弄是非者 例句: 1. Only occasionally did the telltale redness around his eyes betray the fatigue he was suffering.只有从他发红的眼圈上偶尔能看出他非常疲惫。 telltale 暴露实情的,说明问题的tell,告知,tale,故事。比喻用法。 telltale (n.)also tell-tale, "discloser of secrets," 1540s, from tell (v.) + tale. As an adjective from 1590s. Phrase tell a tale "relate a false or exaggerated story" is from late 13c." |
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