英语词汇proud as sin的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	proud as sin
词源	proud as sin. As proud as sin, probably originating in the 19th century, can be traced back to similar proud as . . . phrases close to 500 years old. The earliest appears to be as proud as Nebuchadnezzar, recorded in 1526. Since then the devil, Beelze- bub, Scratch, Satan and even the Prince of Darkness have also been used in this phrase equating pride with evil.
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