clean hands
【字面理解】干净的手
【英文解析】being guiltless
【中文解析】用以代指“廉洁”
【典型例句】① He retired from office with clean hands.他退 休时两袖清风。
② You come out of Court with clean hands.你被法庭宣告无罪。
【注释】源自《圣经?约伯记》第17章第9节双手干净 的人会越来越有力。”(He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Job 17:9)早在中世纪的英语 中,clean就作“廉洁”解,而dirty则作“贪污”解。 变体:come out with clean hands, with clean hands 或 have clean hands