英语词汇“shrinking violet, a”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	shrinking violet, a
释义	shrinking violet, a An extremely shy person, as in She was a shrinking violet until she went away to college. This metaphoric idiom refers to the flower, but the precise allusion is unclear, since violets thrive under a variety of conditions and often are considered a garden weed. [Early 1900s] Words nearby shrinking violet, a shot in the arm, a, ashpit, ashplant, Ashqelon, ashram, shrinking violet, a, Shropshire Lad, A, Ash-Shaytān, Ashtabula, Ashton, Ashton-under-Lyne The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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shrinking violet, a