"Lay the ghost of something to rest" nghĩa là gì?

Photo by Ian Panelo from Pexels

“Lay the ghost of (something) to rest” hoặc “lay the ghost” = để linh hồn được yên nghỉ -> nghĩa là để tâm hồn thanh tịnh, bớt lo âu, phiền muộn hoặc không còn bị ám ảnh bởi điều gì trong quá khứ. Nghĩa khác là xua đuổi tà ma.

Ví dụ
Master Librarian, I need to lay a ghost to rest and remove the curse (lời nguyền) he placed upon a hoard (kho tích trữ) of gold.

It was another long process, sometimes painful and always difficult, but it seemed to help me lay my ghosts to rest. The healing continues.

Anticipating a 'Culture War with B-2s', New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd perceptively described the proposed invasion (xâm lược) as an attempt to lay the ghost of Vietnam to rest.

According to the archbishop (tổng giám mục), the commission was ‘charged to unearth (khai quật) the truth about our dark past; to lay the ghosts of that past [to rest] so that they may not return to haunt us’.


Post a Comment

Tin liên quan

    Tài chính

    Trung Quốc