cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey寒冷的，冰冷的

【使用地区】：澳大利亚

【释义】：

In Australia，the saying is as above；in Canada it is often the euphemistic freeze the ears off a brass monkey．One source indicates this is a latenineteenth—century Australian saying for very，very cold indeed，but others claim it for America and Ireland．The origin of the term is unknown．

在澳大利亚，该词语的意思如上所示。在加拿大，委婉地称为freeze the ears off a brass monkey。有资料表明，这是19世纪末澳大利亚的用语，意为“非常寒冷”。但也有资料说，这是美国和爱尔兰的用法。该用语的出处不详。