| 词汇 | slat |
| 释义 | slat noun 1 used to denote five shillings, or the post-decimalisation equivalent of 25p. Originally (1788) 'a half-crown coin'; subsequently, perhaps as a result of inflation, used of a crown (a five-shilling coin) and its value. Thus, pre-1971, 'half-a-slat' was 'a half-crown coin; half-a-crown in value', and so it remained, despite metrication, to represent equivalent values UK, 1979. 2 a dollar US, 1969. 3 a jail or prison sentence US, 1973 with a grain of saltWith reservations or the understanding that some rumor or piece of information may not be completely true or accurate. Possibly a reference to an ancient Roman antidote to poison that included or consisted of a grain of salt. I heard that you can get a free movie ticket if you wear red, but Kevin told me that, so I'm going to take it with a grain of salt. Read whatever that paper publishes with a grain of salt—it's really just a trashy tabloid. with a grain of saltAlso, with a pinch of salt. Skeptically, with reservations. For example, I always take Sandy's stories about illnesses with a grain of salt-she tends to exaggerate. This expression is a translation of the Latin cum grano salis, which Pliny used in describing Pompey's discovery of an antidote for poison (to be taken with a grain of salt). It was soon adopted by English writers. with a grain of salt With reservations; skeptically: Take that advice with a grain of salt. |
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