sackcloth and ashes

英 美
  • n.悲苦;懊悔
  • and conj.和;加;接着;那么
  • ashes n.灰烬名词ash的复数形式.
  • sackcloth n.制袋用粗麻布;粗布衣
Noun:
  1. a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

    1. I thought that he had posted the letter, but a week later he come to me in sackcloth and ashes to say that he had found it still in his pocket.
      我以为他已把那封信寄走了,但一个星期后他到我时悔恨交加地说,他发现那封信仍在他的口袋里。