"skeleton in the closet" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不可告人的祕密
• 隱藏的醜事

Definition

某人過去的一個祕密，如果被揭露會令人尷尬或帶來麻煩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個表達很口語化，常用於指涉及個人或家庭過去令人尷尬的祕密。英式英語有時說 'skeleton in the cupboard'。避免在正式場合使用。

Examples

Everyone has a skeleton in the closet.

每個人都有一個**不可告人的祕密**。

She has a skeleton in the closet from her college days.

她大學時代有一個**隱藏的醜事**。

The politician tried to hide his skeleton in the closet.

那位政客試圖隱藏他的**不可告人的祕密**。

Turns out, the company had a pretty big skeleton in the closet.

結果發現，這家公司有一個很大的**隱藏的醜事**。

You never know what skeletons in the closet someone might have.

你永遠不知道別人有多少**不可告人的祕密**。

When the story broke, a lot of old skeletons in the closet came out.

新聞爆出來後，很多**隱藏的醜事**都被揭露了。