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as demure as an old whore at a christening
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この表現は、あえて神聖な場（洗礼式）に居合わせる場違いな存在―具体的には「年老いた娼婦」―を引き合いに出し、控えめさ（demure）という性質が極端に不相応であることを皮肉的に示している。 / 元々の表現『as demure as a whore at a christening（洗礼式での娼婦ほど控えめな）』の変形で、見かけ上の謙虚さや控えめさが実際の属性と矛盾していること、つまりその控えめさが作り物である、または逆説的な状況を風刺している点を強調している。
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as demure as an old whore at a christening
She acted as demure as an old whore at a christening, but everyone knew her coyness was just for show.
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She acted as demure as an old whore at a christening, but everyone knew her coyness was just for show.
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