| 单词 | behind the curtain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbehind the curtain b. behind the curtain: ‘behind the scenes’, away from the public view. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > out of public view out of the way1554 behind the curtain1677 in pectore1679 in petto1712 behind the scenes1841 in (or into, out of) purdah1912 offstage1959 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. i. 167 To put us in mind, who it is that is at work behind the Curtain, when we see such things acted upon the Stage. 1682 Modest Enq. Election Sheriffs London 26 Some behind the curtain had undoubtedly laid the project. 1763 Ld. Barrington in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 449 IV. 461 Lord Bute..declares he will not be Minister behind the Curtain, but give up business entirely. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. viii. 631 The circumstances, however, which constituted the real nature of the transaction were only behind the curtain. < as lemmas |
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