a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful
fig leaf的用法和樣例:
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用作名詞 (n.)
They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 遂用無花果樹葉,編了個裙子圍身。
Later, the nudity was objected to by more modest elements, and fig leaves were added to the older pictures and sculptures, covering their genitals. 後來,全裸被更為適度的要素所拒絕,較為古老的圖畫和雕刻都加上了無花果樹葉,掩蓋著他們的生殖器。