英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)(2.15):His nose is out of joint for not being

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His nose is out of joint for not being invited.
    他沒(méi)受到邀請(qǐng),鼻子都?xì)馔崃恕?BR>    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    名詞joint最原始的來(lái)源,就是指兩樣或多樣?xùn)|西的連結(jié)處。片語(yǔ)out of joint如果用來(lái)描述人,意思是脫節(jié),脫臼?!氨亲用摼省笔莻€(gè)夸張的說(shuō)法,等同于中文里“鼻子都?xì)馔崃恕敝?lèi)的說(shuō)法,很生動(dòng),很形象。