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<< review queue entry 52357 - submitted by 'goldyn_chyld' >> GF: 明田汝成《西湖游览志余》记载：宋朝的秦桧曾在家中的东窗下与妻子密谋杀害岳飞。秦桧死后其妻请方士做法事，方士说他看见秦桧正在阴间受刑，秦桧让他转告妻子：“东窗事发矣。”后用“东窗事发”指阴谋或罪行败露。 L: 傳說宋朝秦檜與妻子王氏曾在家中東窗下密謀殺害岳飛。秦檜死後為此在陰間受苦，並從陰間托人告訴妻子說，東窗下的密謀已經暴露了。比喻陰謀敗露或罪行被揭發。[例]為人不要做虧心事，否則有朝一日～，那就難看了。 一些人争辩说危险是夸大其词，另一些人认为在5到10年内会东窗事发。 Some argue the danger is overstated; others think the day of reckoning may be 5 or 10 years off. 缅因大学历史学家霍华德•西格尔说，运动带头人霍华德•斯科特后来东窗事发，被人爆出他是个失败的打蜡推销员，而非他自称的伟大工程师，那场运动便自己破灭了。 Howard Segal, an historian at the University of Maine, says the movement imploded when its leading light, Howard Scott, was unmasked as a failed wax salesman, not the great engineer he claimed to be. 原因很简单，造假不但会导致专利作废，而且东窗事发后，苹果公司及其品牌都将面临巨大的损失。 Doing so would not only invalidate the patent, it would expose the company and its brand to serious damage when revealed. TP~ 後來家長發現孩子怪怪的，詢問補習班後才東窗事發，惹來一頓責罰。 When they learned the whole story, they hit the roof. |
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+ 東窗事發 东窗事发 [dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1] /(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)/to come to light/ |