| 词汇 | in heart of hearts |
| 释义 | Idiom in heart of heartsin (your) heart of hearts if you know something in your heart of hearts, you are certain of it although you might not want to admit it.I knew in my heart of hearts that something was wrong, but I just wasn't ready to deal with it.Do you believe in your heart of hearts that things will get better? in (one's) heart of heartsIn the deepest, most intimate part of oneself. In my heart of hearts, I knew that I didn't really love Bill—and yet, I married him anyway. A: "I'm so sorry that your daughter's modeling job didn't work out." B: "Oh, that's OK. In her heart of hearts, she knew it was a long shot." in one's heart of heartsAccording to one's truest, innermost feelings, especially when secret. For example, It's a wonderful job offer, but in my heart of hearts I don't want to leave this area. [Late 1500s] in (one's) heart of hearts In the seat of one's truest feelings. in one's heart of heartsIn the innermost recesses of one’s mind or feelings. This expression was used by Shakespeare, “In my heart’s core, ay in my heart of heart” (Hamlet, 3.2), as well as by William Wordsworth (Intimations of Immortality, 1806) and Anthony Trollope (The Last Chronicle of Barset, 1867). |
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