Out of kilter: 出差错；乱套
<p><span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilter">kilter</span>: 出差错；乱套</p><p>有的时候，我们虽然很明白某个词组的含义，却不甚了解词组中的某个单词，<span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilter">kilter</span>就是这样一个例子。日常生活中，人们常用“<span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilter">kilter</span>”来形容“事情变得糟糕”，但真正知道<span word="kilter">kilter</span>含义的人却为数不多。 <span word="Kilter">Kilter</span>由17世纪的英国方言“<span word="kelter">kelter</span>”演化而来，意思是“身体健康，状况良好”，如：<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="yin">yin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yang">yang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="kilter">kilter</span>.（这项治疗可以协调阴阳。） 相应的，由于<span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span>可形容“不再拥有某种状态”，所以，<span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilter">kilter</span>可用来指“缺乏秩序，效率低下甚至出现故障”，举个例子： <span word="His">His</span> <span word="body">body</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilter">kilter</span>.（他身体的化学机能都乱套了。）</p>
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