closet case

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

這個字我們還沒有寫成教學內容。以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,方便你先看懂它的意思。

closet casenoun

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    slangA person who conceals or denies their sexuality or gender identity.

    • Even self-styled liberated gay and straight people sometimes call outspoken bigots "closet cases".
    • Now this one portrays the drill instructor as an extreme/suicidal if he ever admits it closet case.
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    slangA person who is shunned, ignored, or considered to be an embarrassment.

    • Closet case at Delta Upsilon is shunted to the basement....
    • Under-expectation on the part of the parent... can range from a complete refusal by the father to accept the fact that the child does exist (a closet case)...

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。