英语词汇“to show one's 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

a. to show one's true colours and variants: to reveal one's real character, allegiance, or intentions, esp. when these are disreputable or dishonourable.

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society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > reveal one's true character > one's thoughts or feelings

to open one's hearta1250

to break one's mind (heart)a1450

to show one's mind1492

to fish out the bottom of a person's stomach1537

to utter (the bottom of) one's stomach1537

to show one's true colours?1551

to come out1836

to open out1855

to come (out) in (also into) the open1861

disembosom1884

unbutton1956

to go public1957

?1551 T. Becon Fruitful Treat. Fasting Ep. Ded. sig. A.iii^v He [sc. Satan] neuer..so liuely setteth forth him selfe in his true colours, as when y^e guids of the Lords flocke be either absent from their shepe, or els are negligent.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. sig. D1^v How might we see Falstaffe bestow himself to night in his true colours, and not our selues be seene?

1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxxv. 437 Would you not have us pull off the Mask or wash off the paint, that we may shew things in their proper colours?

1676 A. Fanshaw Mem. (1907) 61 He had formerly made Secretary Windebank appear in his colours.

1688 J. Bunyan Good News for Vilest of Men 99 Feign not..but go in thy colours to Jesus Christ.

1694 C. Cotton tr. L. Pontis Mem. ii. v. 236 Writing in a passion, I inveigh'd bitterly against him [sc. a cardinal], and laid him out in his true colours, mentioning him in scurrilous terms, as Hat, and Redcap, and the like.

1702 Char. Church-man 18 He is for shewing the Low Church Men in their own proper Colours.

1770 D. Garrick Let. 30 Aug. (1963) II. 710 Will she testify ye Truth against his Falsehoods?.. Her testimony may be of Consequence—for we must shew him in his proper Colours if necessary.

1789 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) viii. 184 He..is content to appear in his own coulours which are not the brightest hue.

1797 W. Godwin Enquirer i. ii. 8 Exhibit things in their true colours.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lxv. 166 [He] who didn't venture..to come out in his true colours.

1878 B. Harte Man on Beach 75 At last..the underteachers..revealed themselves in their true colours.

1884 W. E. Gladstone in Standard 29 Feb. 2/7 Opponents who may find some difficulty in showing their colours.

1941 Amer. Observer 15 Dec. 5/4 Not until the summer of 1939 was Abetz exposed in his true colors and expelled from France.

1948 P. Kavanagh Tarry Flynn vii. 151 He felt that he would be able to rehabilitate himself with Mary Reilly if he once got the chance to flower forth in his real colours of genius.

1975 S. Selvon Moses Ascending 146 ‘What about the trafficking of illegal Paki immigrants,’ she say, showing her true colours.

1995 K. Ishiguro Unconsoled xvi. 239 It's just as well she's revealing her true colours before Mr Ryder's parents arrive.

2003 R. Gervais & S. Merchant Office: Scripts 2nd Ser. Episode 2. 81 Brent: I've just had it out with Neil. He showed his true colours, didn't he?

单词	to show one's true colours
释义	> as lemmas to show one's true colours a. to show one's true colours and variants: to reveal one's real character, allegiance, or intentions, esp. when these are disreputable or dishonourable. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > reveal one's true character > one's thoughts or feelings to open one's hearta1250 to break one's mind (heart)a1450 to show one's mind1492 to fish out the bottom of a person's stomach1537 to utter (the bottom of) one's stomach1537 to show one's true colours?1551 to come out1836 to open out1855 to come (out) in (also into) the open1861 disembosom1884 unbutton1956 to go public1957 ?1551 T. Becon Fruitful Treat. Fasting Ep. Ded. sig. A.iii^v He [sc. Satan] neuer..so liuely setteth forth him selfe in his true colours, as when y^e guids of the Lords flocke be either absent from their shepe, or els are negligent. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. sig. D1^v How might we see Falstaffe bestow himself to night in his true colours, and not our selues be seene? View more context for this quotation 1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxxv. 437 Would you not have us pull off the Mask or wash off the paint, that we may shew things in their proper colours? 1676 A. Fanshaw Mem. (1907) 61 He had formerly made Secretary Windebank appear in his colours. 1688 J. Bunyan Good News for Vilest of Men 99 Feign not..but go in thy colours to Jesus Christ. 1694 C. Cotton tr. L. Pontis Mem. ii. v. 236 Writing in a passion, I inveigh'd bitterly against him [sc. a cardinal], and laid him out in his true colours, mentioning him in scurrilous terms, as Hat, and Redcap, and the like. 1702 Char. Church-man 18 He is for shewing the Low Church Men in their own proper Colours. 1770 D. Garrick Let. 30 Aug. (1963) II. 710 Will she testify ye Truth against his Falsehoods?.. Her testimony may be of Consequence—for we must shew him in his proper Colours if necessary. 1789 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) viii. 184 He..is content to appear in his own coulours which are not the brightest hue. 1797 W. Godwin Enquirer i. ii. 8 Exhibit things in their true colours. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lxv. 166 [He] who didn't venture..to come out in his true colours. 1878 B. Harte Man on Beach 75 At last..the underteachers..revealed themselves in their true colours. 1884 W. E. Gladstone in Standard 29 Feb. 2/7 Opponents who may find some difficulty in showing their colours. 1941 Amer. Observer 15 Dec. 5/4 Not until the summer of 1939 was Abetz exposed in his true colors and expelled from France. 1948 P. Kavanagh Tarry Flynn vii. 151 He felt that he would be able to rehabilitate himself with Mary Reilly if he once got the chance to flower forth in his real colours of genius. 1975 S. Selvon Moses Ascending 146 ‘What about the trafficking of illegal Paki immigrants,’ she say, showing her true colours. 1995 K. Ishiguro Unconsoled xvi. 239 It's just as well she's revealing her true colours before Mr Ryder's parents arrive. 2003 R. Gervais & S. Merchant Office: Scripts 2nd Ser. Episode 2. 81 Brent: I've just had it out with Neil. He showed his true colours, didn't he? extracted from colourcolorn.¹ < as lemmas
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