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curtain lecture

/ˈkɜːtən ˈlektʃə/

翻译: 历史用词,指妻子私下对丈夫的责备或数落,尤指在床上或帐后所说的话。现已过时,现代英语中很少使用。

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/ˈkɜːtən ˈlektʃə/formalbritish已废弃
  • zh历史用词,指妻子私下对丈夫的责备或数落,尤指在床上或帐后所说的话。现已过时,现代英语中很少使用。

A historical term for a private scolding or reprimand given by a wife to her husband in bed, often behind the bed curtains. The phrase is now considered archaic and rarely used in modern English.

  1. Private reprimandC2informalbritish

    A scolding or lecture given by a wife to her husband in private, traditionally in bed.

    zh枕边风训

    • After the party, she gave him a curtain lecture about his behavior.
    • He dreaded the curtain lecture that awaited him at home.
    • The old comedy featured a scene with a humorous curtain lecture.