英语词汇“to see in his true colours”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to see (a person) in his (her, etc.) true colours and variants: to see (a person) as he or she really is, esp. rather than as he or she typically appears or has previously been accepted or understood to be.

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1612 T. Dekker O per se O sig. M1^v First therefore shall you behold the Abram-man in his true colours, his right shape, his owne ragges.

1660 E. Stillingfleet Irenicum ii. v. 201 Which prejudice being the Yellow-jaundise of the soul, leaves such a tincture upon the eyes of the understanding, that till it be cured of that Icterism, it cannot discern things in their proper colours.

1743 Erskine tr. A. F. Prévost d'Exiles Mem. & Adventures Marquis de Bretagne & Duc d'Harcourt II. x. 177 We shall soon see them appearing in their true colours, and acting quite a different part.

1798 European Mag. & London Rev. Nov. 326/2 But he now saw them in their true colours.

1865 F. W. Robinson Mr. Stewart's Intentions I. ii. vii. 210 Mr. Stewart had puzzled me very much, and every opportunity of judging him, and seeing his true colours, I did not like to lose.

1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 13 Jan. (1993) III. 178 She has become (or I see her now in her true colours) the person who looks after all I cannot attend to.

2005 J. Bailey Tommy Glover's Sketch of Heaven (U.S. ed.) 10 I get to hear the shadiest gossip and to see their true colours.

单词	to see in his true colours
释义	> as lemmas to see (a person) in his (her, etc.) true colours b. to see (a person) in his (her, etc.) true colours and variants: to see (a person) as he or she really is, esp. rather than as he or she typically appears or has previously been accepted or understood to be. ΚΠ 1612 T. Dekker O per se O sig. M1^v First therefore shall you behold the Abram-man in his true colours, his right shape, his owne ragges. 1660 E. Stillingfleet Irenicum ii. v. 201 Which prejudice being the Yellow-jaundise of the soul, leaves such a tincture upon the eyes of the understanding, that till it be cured of that Icterism, it cannot discern things in their proper colours. 1743 Erskine tr. A. F. Prévost d'Exiles Mem. & Adventures Marquis de Bretagne & Duc d'Harcourt II. x. 177 We shall soon see them appearing in their true colours, and acting quite a different part. 1798 European Mag. & London Rev. Nov. 326/2 But he now saw them in their true colours. 1865 F. W. Robinson Mr. Stewart's Intentions I. ii. vii. 210 Mr. Stewart had puzzled me very much, and every opportunity of judging him, and seeing his true colours, I did not like to lose. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 13 Jan. (1993) III. 178 She has become (or I see her now in her true colours) the person who looks after all I cannot attend to. 2005 J. Bailey Tommy Glover's Sketch of Heaven (U.S. ed.) 10 I get to hear the shadiest gossip and to see their true colours. extracted from colourcolorn.¹ < as lemmas
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