今天要跟大家說的 sour grapes 也是一種酸,不過它可是另外一種含義,是酸葡萄嗎? 其實(shí)不止,在日常表達(dá)中,sour grapes 還指 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 的這種心理。 看看詞典中對 sour grapes 是怎么解釋的吧~ Criticism or disparagement of that which one cannot have. The phrase originated in one of Aesop's fables(伊索寓言), in which a fox that cannot reach some grapes deems them sour and therefore undesirable.
He always mocks sports cars as being really impractical, but it's just sour grapes, if you ask me.