【詞語由來】line one's pockets：（以欺騙或非法手段）斂財，搞錢；中飽私囊
詞 語 ：line one's pockets
中 譯 ：（以欺騙或非法手段）斂財，搞錢；中飽私囊
由 來 ：這裡的line某件事物，是指給某件事物加上一層內襯(lining)，內襯是「內面的覆蓋物或塗層」。一般會用布料當內襯，但這裡是把錢用作錢包的內襯，頗有委婉表達的味道，避免說出那個「骯髒字眼」──錢。
參考資料：http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216705/meaning-of-line-in-line-ones-pockets
To line something in this context is to give it a lining, defined as "http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lining." Typically that lining would be cloth, but in this case it is money. It's a bit of a euphemism, a way to avoid saying the "dirty word" money.
中 譯 ：（以欺騙或非法手段）斂財，搞錢；中飽私囊
由 來 ：這裡的line某件事物，是指給某件事物加上一層內襯(lining)，內襯是「內面的覆蓋物或塗層」。一般會用布料當內襯，但這裡是把錢用作錢包的內襯，頗有委婉表達的味道，避免說出那個「骯髒字眼」──錢。
參考資料：http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/216705/meaning-of-line-in-line-ones-pockets
To line something in this context is to give it a lining, defined as "http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lining." Typically that lining would be cloth, but in this case it is money. It's a bit of a euphemism, a way to avoid saying the "dirty word" money.
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