词源趣谈 | a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼

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a wolf in sheep's clothing 指表面上装好人、骨子里却不安好心的人。它出自“登山宝训”(《马太福音》〔Matthew〕第7章第15节)中耶稣所言:

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
你们要防备假先知。他们到你们这里来,外面披着羊皮,内心却是残暴的狼。