a feather in your cap这句习语源于美国土著的风俗,在战场上有英勇表现的人,其头饰上会被给予一根羽毛,以此来表示对他的赞扬,后来引申为值得自豪的成就;可引以自豪的行为。
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Not many students get this honor.That'll be quite a feather in your cap.
不是很多学生都能获得这个荣誉。那可是件值得骄傲的事。
They want you to photograph the President. That'll be quite a feather in your cap!
他们要你给总统照相,那可是件值得骄傲的事啊!
【例句】
Not many students get this honor.That'll be quite a feather in your cap.
不是很多学生都能获得这个荣誉。那可是件值得骄傲的事。
They want you to photograph the President. That'll be quite a feather in your cap!
他们要你给总统照相,那可是件值得骄傲的事啊!