日本過去的武士會打開和服以示自己沒有隱藏武器,而“打開和服”Open the Kimono這一短語用在今天的商界里,則是比喻買賣雙方向對方披露自己的內部運作信息。
Open the Kimono means revealing the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner.
打開和服指的是向未來的新合伙人披露某一項目或本公司的內部運作情況。
It is said that the term probably can date back to feudal Japanese times. Warriors or adversaries would open their kimonos as a gesture of trust to show they had no hidden weapons. By this definition the term describes establishing trust in a business relationship.
據說這個詞可以追溯到日本的封建時期。武士和他們的對手都會打開和服,以示自己沒有隱藏武器。現在這個詞描述的是商業關系中信任的建立。
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(中國日報網英語點津 實習生蔡冬梅 編輯陳丹妮)