| 词汇 | a heart of stone |
| 释义 | Idiom a heart of stone an unfriendly and unkind character.The sad condition of these refugees would move a heart of stone to sympathy. Opposite of: a heart of goldheart of stoneA cold, mean nature. The politician remained indifferent to the city's poverty crisis, causing many of his detractors to accuse him of having a heart of stone. heart of stoneA very cold and unfeeling nature, as in You'll get no sympathy from her; she has a heart of stone. This idea dates from ancient times and in English appeared in the Bible (Job 41:24). [Early 1600s] heart of stonea stern or cruel nature.heart of stone, to have aTo be an unfeeling, pitiless person. This term dates from the time of Homer: “Thy heart is even harder than stone” appears in his Odyssey (ca. 850 b.c.). Several centuries later it turns up in the Bible, in the Book of Job (41:24): “His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.” |
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