the lady doth protest too much

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von the lady doth protest too much im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

It is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what he or she is saying must be true

In all Penelope's devotion to her husband there is an ever present sense that the lady doth protest too much.

Silbentrennung

the la·dy doth pro·test too much

Türkische aussprache

dhi leydi dôth prıtest tu mʌç

Aussprache

/ᴛʜē ˈlādē ˈdôᴛʜ prəˈtest ˈto͞o ˈməʧ/ /ðiː ˈleɪdiː ˈdɔːθ prəˈtɛst ˈtuː ˈmʌʧ/

Etymologie

() From the line: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks," from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act III, scene II.