the salt of the earth是什么意思_the salt of the earth的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

You can trust her: she's the salt of the earth.

你可以信任她，她这人很诚实。
They think of themselves as the salt of the earth.

他们认为世上不能缺少了他们…
People regard him the salt of the earth here. He is not only knowledgeable, but also helpful and nice to everyone in the department.

他在这里备受尊崇为大好人。他不仅知识渊博，而且乐于助人，对部门内每个人都很好。
As one of my relatives said, he was the salt of the earth and the spice of life.

就像我的一个亲戚说的那样，他是高尚的人，富有生活情趣。
She is really the salt of the earth.

她确实是一个品质高尚的人。

释义

a person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty社会中坚，最高尚的人，最值得信赖的人。［ORIGIN with biblical allusion to Matt 5 13.］ sit below the salt be of lower social standing or worth 社会地位低。［ORIGIN from the former custom of placing a large salt cellar in the middle of a dining table with the host at one end.］ take something with a pinch （或grain） of salt regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something

半信半疑

I take anything he says with a large pinch of salt.

我对他所说的一切都要打个折扣。