| 单词 | three wise monkeys |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthree wise monkeys e. Each of three carved monkeys, one depicted with its paws over its mouth (usually taken as connoting ‘speak no evil’), one with its paws over its eyes (‘see no evil’), and one with its paws over its ears (‘hear no evil’), forming a conventional image of discretion. Chiefly in three wise monkeys, frequently used allusively to refer to a person who chooses to ignore or keep silent about wrongdoing, etc.The carvings taken to be the original depiction of the image are found in the Sacred Stable at Nikko in Japan; see quot. 1896. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [noun] > statue > other subjects Sphinx1579 Hercules1638 weeper1656 ophioucha1697 pastorality1821 sheela-na-gig1844 orans1900 kouros1920 three wise monkeys1926 gnome1938 1896 R. C. Hope Temples & Shrines Nikko 31 One group represents three monkeys, one closing its eyes with its hands, this is called Mi-zaru = ‘don't see any wrong’; another one closing its ears with its hands, called Kika-zaru = ‘don't hear any wrong’; the other one closing its mouth with its hands, called Iwa-zaru = ‘don't talk any wrong’. 1915 Man 15 58 The three monkeys (one blind, one deaf, one dumb) representing Kōshin, the deification of that day of the month which corresponds to the 57th term of the Chinese Cycle.] 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 197/3 The three wise monkeys. ‘Speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil.’ Per group of three Monkeys -/4. 1969 G. Mitchell Dance to your Daddy x. 119 Perhaps there are three other wise monkeys in this house besides yourselves. 1970 A. Draper Swansong for Rare Bird viii. 66 I know the score. I'm like the three monkeys. 1992 B. Elton Gridlock (BNC) 187 What am I talking to, the three wise monkeys here?.. I have told you till my tonsils have worn out. < as lemmas |
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