don’t like the cut of his jib我对他表示怀疑；我不喜欢他的举止或表情

【使用地区】：美国

【释义】：

The cut of the jib，or triangular headsail of a ship，indicates the ship’s character to a sailor．Jib also means face in sailor’s talk．Thus don’t like the cut of his jib，a nautical phrase that probably came ashore in America a century ago，translates as“I’m suspicious of him；I don’t like his manner，or the expression on his face．”

the cut of the jib或the cut of triangular headsail of a ship(船的三角帆的特性)指对水手来说船所具有的品性。jib在水手的行话中也指“脸；面容”。因此，该词语为航海用语，可能在一百年前开始在美国使用，意义如上所示。