“a slap in the face”可不是“打脸”的意思，别误用了哦

⭐今日表达⭐

a slap inthe face

本来意思：打在脸上的一巴掌

引申意思：侮辱；打击；当头一棒

the也可以换成my/your/his/their等

⭐解释⭐

A slap in the face is an action or remark whichinsults and upsets you.

A slap in the face是指侮辱你或让你沮丧的行为或言论。

“A slap in the face”并不完全等同于我们中文说的“打脸”，因为前者强调“某事让你受侮辱或打击”；而“打脸”意思是指被当面证明错误，从而丢脸。

“打脸”的英文表达，我们上期节目说过，可以用eat one’s words表达。

⭐影视剧例句⭐

《极品老妈》Mom第六季：

I get that I have to pay you back, but when youtreat it like it's meaningless, it's a slap in my face.

我懂我得还你钱，但你这样轻描淡写地送人，真的很打击人。

get 理解；明白

pay back 还钱

meaningless adj.没有意义的

meaningful adj.有意义的

《马男波杰克》BoJack Horseman第一季

What you did today was a slap in the face ofAmerica's heroes. Will you apologize?

你今天的所作所为，侮辱了美国的英雄。你道不道歉？

⭐词典例句⭐

After all that hard work, losing my job was a realslap in the face.

那么努力之后，丢了工作对我来说是当头一棒。

It was a real slap in the face for him when she refusedto go out to dinner with him.

她拒绝和他一起出去吃饭，这对他来说真是一次巨大打击。