Nghĩa là gì:
sackcloth
sackcloth /'sækklɔθ/- danh từ
- quần áo tang; quần áo mặc khi sám hối
- in sackcloth and ashes
- (kinh thánh) mặc áo tang và rắc tro lên đầu (để để tang hoặc sám hối)
sackcloth Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
Wear sackcloth and ashes
If someone displays their grief or contrition publicly, they wear sackcloth and ashes.
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in sackcloth and ashes
in a state of great mourning or penitence
sackcloth and ashes
sackcloth and ashes
Mourning or penitence, as in What I did to Julie's child was terrible, and I've been in sackcloth and ashes ever since. This term refers to the ancient Hebrew custom of indicating humility before God by wearing a coarse cloth, normally used to make sacks, and dusting oneself with ashes. In English it appeared in William Tyndale's 1526 biblical translations (Matthew 11:21), “They [the cities Tyre and Sidon] had repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.”
An sackcloth idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with sackcloth, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ sackcloth