| 词汇 | scarlet letter |
| 词源 | scarlet letter. The first mention of people being forced to wear a scarlet capital letter A that branded one as an adulterer is reported in the Plymouth Colonial Records (1639): “The Bench doth therefore censure the said Mary . . . to wear a badge upon her left sleeve.” The letter I was used for those found guilty of incest. See also scarlet indian. |
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