English Dictionary

the lady doth protest too much

phrase

(UK) It is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what he or she is saying must be true; a hit dog will holler.

The lady doth protest too much.

意味（1）

(UK) It is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what he or she is saying must be true; a hit dog will holler.

In all Penelope's devotion to her husband there is an ever present sense that the lady doth protest too much.