humble pie

短语

n. (狩猎后供仆人吃的)内脏做的煎馅饼, <喻>屈辱, 丢脸

发音

AU

词形变化

humble pies 复数

别名

humble-pie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pie made from the offal of deer or hog.

    可数 过时 不可数
  2. 2.

    Humility, being humble.

    可数 习语 不可数

词源

The expression derives from umble pie, the original name of the offal meat pie, considered inferior food. In medieval times the pie was often served to lower-class people. Although "umbles" and the modern word "humble" are etymologically unrelated, each word has appeared both with and without the initial "h" after the Middle Ages until the 19th century.

来源:wiktionary