cool as a cucumber 可不是像黄瓜一样冷

cool as a cucumber

含义

短语“cool as a cucumber”并不是说“像黄瓜一样的酷”。它的含义是指一个人即使在压力很大的情况下也能保持冷静和镇定，跟中文的处变不惊含义类似。这个短语可以追溯到18世纪，最早在英国诗人约翰·盖伊的1732年的诗中出现。 例如：面对即将到来的关键演讲，他显得完全不紧张，整个人cool as a cucumber，让旁边的同事都佩服不已。

例句

• Despite the chaos around her, she remained as cool as a cucumber.
  尽管周围一片混乱，她仍然泰然自若。
• Even when the negotiations got heated, she remained cool as a cucumber.
  即使谈判变得激烈，她仍然泰然自若。
• He walked into the exam room cool as a cucumber, even though everyone else was nervous.
  他走进考场时镇定自若，尽管其他人都很紧张。
• The surgeon was cool as a cucumber during the entire procedure, which really helped calm the patient.
  整个手术过程中，外科医生都非常冷静，这确实帮助安抚了病人。
• Despite the chaos around her, she was cool as a cucumber and managed to finish her speech flawlessly.
  尽管周围一片混乱，她依然处变不惊，成功地完成了她的演讲。
• He's always cool as a cucumber; even when the stock market crashed, he didn't seem to worry at all.
  他总是处之泰然；即使股市崩盘，他似乎一点也不担心。

起源

短语“cool as a cucumber”的起源可追溯至18世纪。1732年，英国诗人约翰·盖伊（John Gay）在他的诗《New Song on New Similies》中首次使用了这个表达。诗里写到“Cool as a cucumber could see the rest of womankind（冷静地看待其他女性）”。自那时起，这个短语迅速在1730年代和1740年代赢得了人们的喜爱，并一直沿用至今。