sour grapes

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, grapes. plural,plural-only
  2. Things that somebody pretends to despise because they cannot obtain or have them. idiomatic,plural,plural-only
  3. A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have. idiomatic,plural,plural-only
    — I think his comments about that new car are just sour grapes because he can't afford it.

词源

From Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes, in which a fox, unable to reach grapes it is seeking, convinces itself that they must have been unripe (therefore, sour) all along and so not worth trying for in the first place.
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