不施脂粉而朝见皇帝。 -----------------国语辞典:唐代杨贵妃的妹妹虢国夫人常常不敷脂粉即朝见天子的故事。见宋《乐史.杨太真外传.卷上》。英语 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom), fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup, to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
◎ 素服 sùfú[white clothing as a sign of morring] 本色或白色的衣服,多指丧服-----------------国语辞典:用白布帛缝制的衣服。指《丧服。礼记.郊特牲》:「皮弁素服而祭,素服以送终也。」《儒林外史.第一七回》:「匡超人次日换了素服,进城去看。」反喜服