E文积累_20080215_out of joint

His nose is out of joint for not being invited. 他没受到邀请，鼻子都气歪了。

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　　名词joint最原始的来源，就是指两样或多样东西的连结处。片语out of joint如果用来描述人，意思是脱节，脱臼。“鼻子脱臼”是个夸张的说法，等同于中文里“鼻子都气歪了”之类的说法，很生动，很形象。