snake in the grass

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsneɪk ɪn ðə ˈɡɹɑːs/    美 /ˈsneɪk ɪn ðə ˈɡɹæs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hidden enemy. derogatory,informal
    — The trouble is, I trusted him too much from the start. He has proved to be a snake in the grass.

词形变化

snakes in the grass plural

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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