| 词汇 | curtain lecture |
| 词源 | curtain lecture. This is a reproof or lecture given in private or secret. Curtain lectures date back to the 18th century, when beds were often curtained and within the privacy of them wives often scolded or lectured their husbands, or vice versa. |
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