| 单词 | forbidden fruit |
| 释义 | forbidden fruit (once / 12932 pages) n If your dieting friend refers to ice cream as forbidden fruit, he means that ice cream has become incredibly tempting ever since he pledged to avoid fattening foods. Something that's not allowed can be especially appealing — that's when it becomes forbidden fruit. Teenagers who are warned not to leave the house after nine PM might consider sneaking out to be forbidden fruit, and little kids are likely to long for the forbidden fruit of the sharp scissors they're not supposed to touch. The expression comes from the Garden of Eden story in the Bible, in which Adam and Eve eat the fruit they've been forbidden by God to taste. WORD FAMILYforbidden fruit: forbidden fruits USAGE EXAMPLESUnfortunately, such policies are rarely successful, and in many cases they elevate political discussion to forbidden fruit. New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) Confronted with forbidden fruit, you know she’d take an audacious bite. New York Times(Sep 23, 2016) For viewers at home, a pitch invader is forbidden fruit—an object of interest precisely because broadcasters don’t want us to see it. Slate(Sep 22, 2016) n originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) Hyper enticement, temptation something that seduces or has the quality to seduce |
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