English Dictionary

mutton dressed as lamb

名詞

イギリス英語 軽蔑的 慣用表現 不可算名詞

(UK, idiomatic, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

日本語の意味

年齢にそぐわない若々しい服装をする中年または高齢の女性を、皮肉や軽蔑を込めて表現するイディオム

Some guests cruelly called her mutton dressed as lamb because she wore a mini skirt and bright lipstick to the wedding.

一部の出席者は、彼女が結婚式にミニスカートと派手な口紅で現れたのを見て、若作りをした中年の女性だと陰で酷く言った。

意味（1）

(UK, idiomatic, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

In one of the rare cinematic depictions of an older woman as sexually attractive and active, Moreau also contributes to the end of Syl′s innocence by seducing him in the summer house. No mutton dressed as lamb could have done better!