warts and all英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

形容词 adj.

Of or pertaining to a description or other depiction which reveals the full range of characteristics of a person or thing, including the shortcomings and imperfections. idiomatic,informal,not-comparable

— Biographer Jones, for all his hero worship, belongs to the warts-and-all school, and notes some strange quirks in Freud's character.

副词 adv.

In a manner which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections. idiomatic,informal,not-comparable

— The new crop of reality shows brings us that much closer to the contestants, warts and all.

词形变化

warts-and-all alternative warts-and-all alternative

词源

词源 1

In 1653, an artist, Samuel Cooper, was asked to paint Oliver Cromwell’s portrait. Cromwell preferred the portrait to be shown with “pimples, warts and everything” (i.e., to include any defects and imperfections). Over time, this phrase has come to be shortened to “warts and all”.

词源 2

In 1653, an artist, Samuel Cooper, was asked to paint Oliver Cromwell’s portrait. Cromwell preferred the portrait to be shown with “pimples, warts and everything” (i.e., to include any defects and imperfections). Over time, this phrase has come to be shortened to “warts and all”.