阿甘的美國大冒險

瘋狂英語教室-美國人這樣說
LESSON 187 第一百八十七課
 wear one's heart on one's sleeve

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

Definiton:  to openly display or make known one's emotions or sentiments  把心穿在袖子上, 意指將個人感覺與情緒顯露於外, 不刻意隱藏。

Example 1: Matthew wore his heart on his sleeve. Everyone could see how much he loved his new job. 馬修喜形於色, 每個人都看得出來他多喜愛新工作。

Example 2: Edith used to wear her heart on her sleeve, but she went into a shell after that painful breakup. 伊迪絲以前很大方地展現喜怒哀樂, 但自從痛苦分手後, 她封閉了自己。

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"把心穿在袖子上" 是蠻常用到的口語表達。

"把心穿在袖子上" 是好還是不好?  好處是讓人覺得你不做作, 很真誠, 不用懷疑你是否心口不一。當然也會有缺點, 例如讓人看到你脆弱的一面。

基本上還是看個性吧, 不是嗎? 很多事情強求不來的。

Do you wear your heart on your sleeve?