| 单词 | beyond the pale |
| 释义 | beyond the pale violating normal social conventions or standards of behaviour [from the 15th cent. pale (in sense 1) was extended to denote an enclosed area, often with particular reference (e.g. the English pale referred to regions such as parts of Ireland and Scotland that adjoined other territories), so that the area ‘beyond the pale’ was a wild part outside the fence that enclosed civilization.]Main Entry: pale |
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