英语习语谚语成语用法精粹 宗教神话类3-39 forbidden fruit

【字面理解】禁果

【英文解析】someone or something that one finds attractive or desirable partly because having the person or thing is immoral or illegal

【中文解析】喻指由于禁止而更想得到的东西或人.

【例句】① He felt very attracted to his best friend’s wife, but admitted that it was partly because she was forbidden fruit他觉得他最好的朋友的老婆很有魅力，可是也承 认部分是因为得不到的总是好的。

② The first bite of the forbidden fruit will be gloriously sweet, but the aftertaste will be painfully bitter.初食的 禁果味道极为甜美，但其余味却苦涩酸楚。

【注释】据《圣经创世纪》记载，神对亚当及夏娃说园中 树上的果子都可以吃，唯“知善恶树”上的果实不可 吃也不可摸。但夏娃受魔鬼引诱，违背了上帝的旨意 吃了禁果，还把果子给了亚当，上帝为此将他们逐出了伊甸园。偷食禁果被认为是人类的原罪及一切其 他罪恶的开端。