Definition of fig leaf in English:

fig leaf

noun

1A leaf of a fig tree, often used for concealing the genitals in paintings and sculpture.
（绘画和雕塑中常用来遮蔽阴部的）无花果树叶
Example sentencesExamples
- The play on mold and casting was built into the Female Fig Leaf itself, for it could be viewed either as a mold to make castings that reveal a female's private parts or as a casting to be used as a fig leaf to conceal a female's private parts.
- Wearing just a fig leaf and a pair of tights to hide his modesty, Brian put on his special one-man show to help make up for the disappointment club members had when their outing to Abbey House Gardens, near Malmesbury, was hit by rain.
- I can see the appeal of the fig leaf for Adam and Eve, when choosing a leaf as an outfit.
- David Suzuki, the environmentalist who stripped down to a fig leaf to promote his television show, tells natives they should not build casinos to make money and encourages them to stick to traditional activities like carving coffins.
- More sympathetic observers like Peter Kolb suggested that as a natural fig leaf it modestly concealed the female genitals.
- This was not the mythical Pan, half-man and half-goat, but a mature human male whose nudity was compromised only by the prominent fig leaf covering his genitals.
- The young woman, whose speech and behavior reek of defiance bordering on dementia, disapproves of the puritanism that placed a plaster fig leaf over the genitals of a statue of God.
1. 1.1 A thing intended to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment.
  〈喻〉遮羞布
  the amendment was just a fig leaf intended to cover the cracks in the party
  这个修正案只是一块用来掩盖党内分裂的遮羞布。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But that was a mere fig leaf of plausible denial.
  They are a political fig leaf to cover the government's embarrassment over that.
  It's a fig leaf - so tiny that it simply attracts attention to the problem rather than doing anything to solve it.
  Authoritarianism, barely concealed under the fig leaf of ‘democracy’, became its watchword.
  This is merely a fig leaf to cover up its ruthless attempts to preserve the ability to extract huge profits from those artists.

Origin

Early 16th century: with reference to the story of Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:7).

Definition of fig leaf in US English:

fig leaf

nounˈfɪɡ ˌlifˈfiɡ ˌlēf

1A leaf of a fig tree, often depicted as concealing the genitals in paintings and sculpture.
（绘画和雕塑中常用来遮蔽阴部的）无花果树叶
Example sentencesExamples
- Wearing just a fig leaf and a pair of tights to hide his modesty, Brian put on his special one-man show to help make up for the disappointment club members had when their outing to Abbey House Gardens, near Malmesbury, was hit by rain.
- This was not the mythical Pan, half-man and half-goat, but a mature human male whose nudity was compromised only by the prominent fig leaf covering his genitals.
- I can see the appeal of the fig leaf for Adam and Eve, when choosing a leaf as an outfit.
- The play on mold and casting was built into the Female Fig Leaf itself, for it could be viewed either as a mold to make castings that reveal a female's private parts or as a casting to be used as a fig leaf to conceal a female's private parts.
- The young woman, whose speech and behavior reek of defiance bordering on dementia, disapproves of the puritanism that placed a plaster fig leaf over the genitals of a statue of God.
- More sympathetic observers like Peter Kolb suggested that as a natural fig leaf it modestly concealed the female genitals.
- David Suzuki, the environmentalist who stripped down to a fig leaf to promote his television show, tells natives they should not build casinos to make money and encourages them to stick to traditional activities like carving coffins.
1. 1.1 A thing designed to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment.
  〈喻〉遮羞布
  the amendment was just a fig leaf designed to cover the cracks in the party
  这个修正案只是一块用来掩盖党内分裂的遮羞布。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They are a political fig leaf to cover the government's embarrassment over that.
  But that was a mere fig leaf of plausible denial.
  Authoritarianism, barely concealed under the fig leaf of ‘democracy’, became its watchword.
  It's a fig leaf - so tiny that it simply attracts attention to the problem rather than doing anything to solve it.
  This is merely a fig leaf to cover up its ruthless attempts to preserve the ability to extract huge profits from those artists.

Origin

Early 16th century: with reference to the story of Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:7).

词汇	fig leaf
释义	Definition of fig leaf in English: fig leaf noun 1A leaf of a fig tree, often used for concealing the genitals in paintings and sculpture. （绘画和雕塑中常用来遮蔽阴部的）无花果树叶 Example sentencesExamples The play on mold and casting was built into the Female Fig Leaf itself, for it could be viewed either as a mold to make castings that reveal a female's private parts or as a casting to be used as a fig leaf to conceal a female's private parts. Wearing just a fig leaf and a pair of tights to hide his modesty, Brian put on his special one-man show to help make up for the disappointment club members had when their outing to Abbey House Gardens, near Malmesbury, was hit by rain. I can see the appeal of the fig leaf for Adam and Eve, when choosing a leaf as an outfit. David Suzuki, the environmentalist who stripped down to a fig leaf to promote his television show, tells natives they should not build casinos to make money and encourages them to stick to traditional activities like carving coffins. More sympathetic observers like Peter Kolb suggested that as a natural fig leaf it modestly concealed the female genitals. This was not the mythical Pan, half-man and half-goat, but a mature human male whose nudity was compromised only by the prominent fig leaf covering his genitals. The young woman, whose speech and behavior reek of defiance bordering on dementia, disapproves of the puritanism that placed a plaster fig leaf over the genitals of a statue of God. 1.1 A thing intended to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment. 〈喻〉遮羞布 the amendment was just a fig leaf intended to cover the cracks in the party 这个修正案只是一块用来掩盖党内分裂的遮羞布。 Example sentencesExamples But that was a mere fig leaf of plausible denial. They are a political fig leaf to cover the government's embarrassment over that. It's a fig leaf - so tiny that it simply attracts attention to the problem rather than doing anything to solve it. Authoritarianism, barely concealed under the fig leaf of ‘democracy’, became its watchword. This is merely a fig leaf to cover up its ruthless attempts to preserve the ability to extract huge profits from those artists. Origin Early 16th century: with reference to the story of Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:7). Definition of fig leaf in US English: fig leaf nounˈfɪɡ ˌlifˈfiɡ ˌlēf 1A leaf of a fig tree, often depicted as concealing the genitals in paintings and sculpture. （绘画和雕塑中常用来遮蔽阴部的）无花果树叶 Example sentencesExamples Wearing just a fig leaf and a pair of tights to hide his modesty, Brian put on his special one-man show to help make up for the disappointment club members had when their outing to Abbey House Gardens, near Malmesbury, was hit by rain. This was not the mythical Pan, half-man and half-goat, but a mature human male whose nudity was compromised only by the prominent fig leaf covering his genitals. I can see the appeal of the fig leaf for Adam and Eve, when choosing a leaf as an outfit. The play on mold and casting was built into the Female Fig Leaf itself, for it could be viewed either as a mold to make castings that reveal a female's private parts or as a casting to be used as a fig leaf to conceal a female's private parts. The young woman, whose speech and behavior reek of defiance bordering on dementia, disapproves of the puritanism that placed a plaster fig leaf over the genitals of a statue of God. More sympathetic observers like Peter Kolb suggested that as a natural fig leaf it modestly concealed the female genitals. David Suzuki, the environmentalist who stripped down to a fig leaf to promote his television show, tells natives they should not build casinos to make money and encourages them to stick to traditional activities like carving coffins. 1.1 A thing designed to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment. 〈喻〉遮羞布 the amendment was just a fig leaf designed to cover the cracks in the party 这个修正案只是一块用来掩盖党内分裂的遮羞布。 Example sentencesExamples They are a political fig leaf to cover the government's embarrassment over that. But that was a mere fig leaf of plausible denial. Authoritarianism, barely concealed under the fig leaf of ‘democracy’, became its watchword. It's a fig leaf - so tiny that it simply attracts attention to the problem rather than doing anything to solve it. This is merely a fig leaf to cover up its ruthless attempts to preserve the ability to extract huge profits from those artists. Origin Early 16th century: with reference to the story of Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:7).
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