Phrase
come out of the closet
出柜；公开自己的性取向或性别认同
To openly reveal one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity that was previously kept secret.
- 1.
To disclose to others about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity, where previously this had been kept secret.
公开自己的性取向、浪漫倾向或性别认同(此前已保密)
- 2.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out, of, the, closet.
除比喻或习语用法外:参见come, out, of, the, closet
从壁橱里出来；从衣柜里出来；公开自己的性取向、浪漫倾向或性别认同(此前已保密)；除比喻或习语用法外:参见come, out, of, the, closet；公开真相；不再保守秘密
In use
After years of hiding his true self, Mark finally came out of the closet to his family.
She came out of the closet as a fan of heavy metal music, surprising all her friends.
The politician came out of the closet about his past financial troubles.
come out of the closet
此用法通常指公开性取向。
She finally came out of the closet last year.
她去年终于公开了自己的性取向。
come out of the closet about [sth]
也可用于非性取向的秘密。
He came out of the closet about his depression.
他公开了自己患有抑郁症的事实。
come out of the closet as [identity]
Connections
Confusing words
- come clean
- 坦白，全盘招供 · come clean 指坦白、承认过错或秘密，但不特指性取向；而 come out of the closet 特指向他人公开自己的同性恋身份或其他隐藏的秘密。
- closet
- 壁橱；隐藏的，秘密的 · closet 作为名词指壁橱，作为形容词指秘密的（如 closet homosexual）。而 come out of the closet 是固定短语，表示公开秘密（尤指性取向）。
Word family
- comes out of the closet
- third person singular
- coming out of the closet
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
固定习语，通常可后接“as + 身份/说明”来点明公开的具体内容；不要按字面直译。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.