Sunday best的意思是“a person's best clothes, worn on Sundays or special occasions”,即“最好的衣服,节日盛装”。这句习语源于19世纪中叶,周日去祈祷会所穿的衣服,就是Sunday best。随着时间的发展,这句习语就是指某个人最好的衣服了。不过,这句习语在如今已经
cross有“穿过,越过”的意思,finger的意思是“手指”,那cross one's fingers是什么意思呢?cross one's fingers的意思是“to hope very much that something will happen”,即“祈求好运,希望”。这句习语源于基督教。有时候,基督教徒将手指交叉,他们这样做
On the first day of the New Year or shortly thereafter, everybody wears new clothes and brings New Year Greetings to their relatives and friends, wishing each other good