英语词汇ugly as sin的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ugly as sin
词源	ugly as sin. One can’t be much uglier than this, even if some sins seem lovely. The expression, though possibly much older, is first recorded in Sir Walter Scott’s novel Kenilworth (1821) with its many glimpses into the court of Queen Elizabeth.
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