V2EX under-the-table

Under the Table

释义 Definition

作为习语,under the table 有两个常见含义:

  1. 秘密地、私下地(尤指非法交易):指在暗中进行的、不公开的行为,通常涉及贿赂或逃税等。
  2. 喝醉到不省人事:形容一个人喝酒喝到瘫倒在桌子底下。

发音 Pronunciation

/ndr tebl/

例句 Examples

含义一:秘密地、私下地

They paid the workers under the table to avoid taxes.
他们私下支付工人工资以逃避税收。

The contractor was caught making under-the-table payments to government officials in exchange for construction permits.
那个承包商因暗中向政府官员行贿以换取建筑许可证而被抓获。

含义二:喝醉到不省人事

After five drinks, he was already under the table.
五杯酒下肚,他就已经醉得不省人事了。

By the end of the wedding reception, half the guests had been drunk under the table by the bride's father.
婚宴结束时,一半的宾客都被新娘的父亲灌得烂醉如泥。

词源 Etymology

这个短语的字意思是"在桌子下面"。其"秘密交易"的含义可以追溯到赌博场景在桌子下面偷偷传递金钱,意味着交易是不公开、不合法的。而"喝醉"的含义则来源于一个生动的画面:一个人喝酒喝到从椅子上滑落到桌子底下,形容醉酒的程度之深。该短语至少从19世纪起就已广泛使用。

相关词汇 Related Words

文学作品引用 Literary References

  • 在约翰格里沙姆(John Grisham)的法律小说中,under-the-table 交易经常作为情节推动力出现,例如《The Firm》中涉及大量秘密支付和非法金融操作。
  • 查尔斯布科夫斯基(Charles Bukowski)的作品中多次出现角色喝到 under the table 的场景,这与他作品中常见的酒精主题密切相关。
  • 在达希尔哈米特(Dashiell Hammett)的硬汉侦探小说《The Maltese Falcon》中,秘密交易和 under-the-table 式的暗中往来构成了故事的核心氛围。
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