scot-free是什么意思

词组

scot-free

释义

scot-free

BrE /ˌskɒt ˈfriː/
NAmE /ˌskɑːt/

●get off/go ˌscot-ˈfree

(informal)

escape from a situation without receiving the punishment you deserve 安然逃脱；未受到应有的惩罚；逍遥法外

◆It seemed so unfair that she was punished while the others got off scot-free!
她受到了惩罚而其他人却什么事也没有，这似乎太不公平了！

ORIGIN This idiom comes from the old English word sceot, meaning a ‘tax’. People were scot-free if they didn’t have to pay the tax. 这个习语源于古英语词 sceot，意为“税”，scot-free 指不用纳税。

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