汉英词典
MEANING OF 金枝玉叶
金枝玉叶
(金枝玉葉)
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
Originally described as beautiful flowers and trees / Later refers to the descendants of the royal family / Now it is also a metaphor for people who were born noble or delicate and weak
旧指皇族，也指出身高贵的公子小姐。
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阳光穿过颗颗榆树，照在高级女佣身上，她们推着婴儿车，里面的孩子称得上是金枝玉叶，有的甚至身价千万。 The sunlight flickers through the elm-trees, illuminating expensive nursemaids wheeling valuable children in little perambulators. Some of the children are worth millions and millions. | ||
