| 释义 |
sour grapes
noun plural
Etymology: so called from the fable ascribed to Aesop, legendary 6th century B.C. Greek author of fables, about the fox that tried to get at some grapes but finding that they were beyond his reach disparaged them by saying that they appeared to be sour
: disparagement of something that has proven unattainable
< his snide remarks about people who make the honor roll are nothing but sour grapes > |