This phrase originates from a sentence uttered by a Chan Master during the Song Dynasty. A group of people prayed piously in the temple while listening to an abbot explained Buddhist doctrine. Suddenly, one Chan Master asked an attendant next to him if there was anyone secretly viewing the abbot. The attendant thought a while and said yes. The abbot said, "Someone who committed a crime has a guilty conscience".
The meaning of this sentence is that someone who secretly looks at the abbot is afraid to be found out for what he'd done. He can't focus when he listens to the abbot explain Buddhist doctrine, so he stares secretly at him instead.
词语注释:
虔诚:(qiánchéng) adj. sincere
方丈:(fāngzhàng) n. abbot
禅师:(chánshī) n. a Buddhist monk
侍者:(shìzhě) n. waiter
不时:(bùshí) adv. often
意义:
"做贼心虚"比喻做了坏事的人,因怕被人发现,因此总觉得心里不安。
Metaphorically, "做贼心虚"means people who do bad things feel uneasy, because they are afraid they will be discovered.
例句:
1、他作弊时那做贼心虚的神色马上引起了老师的怀疑。 His guilty look immediately alerted the teacher's suspicion that he was cheating.
2、原来她脸红不是因为害羞,而是做贼心虚。 She blushed not because she was shy, but because she was guilty.