snake in the grass

短语

[网络] 中的蛇；隐患；隐藏的危险

发音

UK /ˈsneɪk ɪn ðə ˈɡɹɑːs/
AU
US /ˈsneɪk ɪn ðə ˈɡɹæs/

词形变化

snakes in the grass 复数 snakes in the grass

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hidden enemy.

    贬义 非正式

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

snake

词源

Calque of Latin latet anguis in herbā (literally “a snake hides in the grass”), from Eclogue III by the Roman poet Virgil (traditionally 70 – 19 B.C.E.). Compare Dutch addertje onder het gras.

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