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bleeding heart 这个词不难,idioms[thefreedictionary.com]: T- v$ J$ Z. x8 U
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a bleeding heart6 P$ N+ c: y3 G
A person who shows an overwhelming and often ostentatious display of sympathy, especially for those perceived as victims. He only voted for the tax increase because he's a bleeding heart. He really believes all of that extra money is going to help the homeless.( ^; p/ c# t/ G- k1 `! I0 a* G
See also: bleeding, heart6 |" O7 F5 G" s! v A, J a+ e
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Fig. someone, usually considered politically liberal or leftist, who is very emotional about certain political issues, such as endangered species, downtrodden people, the suffering poor, etc. Bob is such a bleeding heart. No cause is too far out for him.
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bleeding heart a person considered to be dangerously soft-hearted, typically someone too liberal or left-wing in their political beliefs. informal
- @" J$ r1 t' F( h8 R2005 DVD Verdict Ed Bannon is the lone voice of antagonistic reason in an army filled with lily-livered bleeding hearts.
; v* G u' ^" l; X5 w ~$ ]See also: bleeding, heart # y q; H9 J9 T8 f7 L# _, l
一般词典说「心肠太软」「同情心泛滥」都对
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+ V$ F2 S- g) t7 z- ~有几本比较特别:6 u2 ?" m$ |' V, _
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21世紀大英漢詞典: g6 M1 |/ c$ S) K; ?
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4.轻蔑语 自夸(或假装)非常同情或关心别人的人,(装腔作势的)假同情者,悲天悯人者,对社会问题过于感伤(或过于随便)的人,(处理社会问题)太感情用事(或太开明)的人;假装关心社会改革者
5 | G4 v9 b$ J5 o5.口语 心肠太软的人,太富同情心的人
' M. j0 W5 D5 h# a$ s给出来的翻译很丰富。4、5 其实是一样的,不知道为什么要分开,不过好歹都是对的。$ e% j- }7 V% ?
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4 W5 z/ S7 d0 l这个似乎是独家翻译,我认为是对的。% t; a7 \% i7 a* }% B
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不过这个短语还是有词典翻车了:1 t' l) L s' B; x
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牛津高阶9:
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+ b0 F# Q8 i8 r7 E3 n8 l心肠过软的人,滥好人〔指不实际或无助益地同情穷人和罪犯的人〕 , k8 O! A4 E- ?+ Q# T
是谁教这两本词典的译者「滥好人」的?; Z% |' u, {$ W8 x
4 }/ z. S& R1 I$ X滥好人làn hǎo rén
3 d9 I; K0 {! r( r* N1 D: I 待人一团和气,不讲是非原则,只求与世无争的人。茅盾《腐蚀》:“一个糊里糊涂的滥好人,喜欢凑一下热闹。”
+ ~1 @# U8 i6 _& g/ j「滥好人」明明是「你好我也好大家都好」的「好好先生」,根本不是 bleeding heart 的内涵,bleeding heart 偏爱弱者。0 K M* _& h) H e% \/ r
8 K$ o- z8 N0 Y牛津4没有收这个短语,应该是牛津高阶近年来退步所致。不过朗文也栽掉了,难不成朗文也每下愈况?有旧版朗文的童鞋麻烦看看
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