英语词汇hide your light under a bushel的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

hide your light under a bushel. Early translations of the Bi- ble introduced the above phrase from Matt. 5:14–15 into En- glish. Jesus, after urging his disciples to be “the light of the world,” added that “A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick.” The bushel in the phrase is a bushelbasket, not today’s loosely made type, which lets some light through, but a sturdy earthenware or wood container. Thus to hide your light under a bushel was to unduly conceal your abilities so no one could see them, to be excessively modest.

词汇	hide your light under a bushel
词源	hide your light under a bushel. Early translations of the Bi- ble introduced the above phrase from Matt. 5:14–15 into En- glish. Jesus, after urging his disciples to be “the light of the world,” added that “A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick.” The bushel in the phrase is a bushelbasket, not today’s loosely made type, which lets some light through, but a sturdy earthenware or wood container. Thus to hide your light under a bushel was to unduly conceal your abilities so no one could see them, to be excessively modest.
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