apple of someone's eye

短语

心肝宝贝

发音

UK /ˌæpl̩‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/
AU
US /ˌæp(ə)l‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/

词形变化

apples of someone's eye 复数 apples of someone's eye

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

    心肝宝贝

    习语

    Sara was never the same after losing her daughter, the apple of her eye.

词源

PIE word *h₂ébōl From Middle English appel of the eie (“pupil of the eye; cornea; (figurative) something highly valued”), from Old English æppel on the ēagan, used in biblical texts (Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalm 17:8; Proverbs 7:2, Lamentations 2:18, and Zechariah 2:8; compare the quotations) to designate the pupil of the eye as something precious to be protected. The use of "apple" in English is apparently due to the pupil or cornea being thought of as a solid, globular object.

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