scarlet letter

短语

猩红A字母(犯通奸罪的标记)

词形变化

scarlet letters 复数 scarlet letters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The letter "A" in scarlet cloth required to be worn by those convicted of adultery in 17th-century Puritan New England.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A highly visible stigma.

    比喻 引申义

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