英语词汇sail under false colors的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	sail under false colors
词源	sail under false colors. Pretending to be something you aren’t, to be a hypocrite. These words have their roots in those pirate ships that at the moment of attack lowered their friendly or neutral flag and hoisted the deadly skull and crossbones. The unwritten law of the sea, of course, required that all ships display their true flags or colors so that they could be recog- nized as friend or foe, but the Jolly Roger was by its nature exempt.
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