fig leaf

fig-leaf的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A stylized representation of the leaf of a fig, used especially to conceal the genitalia depicted on statues of men and boys.
遮羞叶：无花果叶的风格化描述，尤用描绘男人和男孩雕像遮蔽生殖器

2. Something that serves as a usually insufficient concealment or camouflage:
遮羞布：常指使隐藏或伪装不完全的事物：

“Many fallen executives are still allowed the fig leaf of ‘resignation’”(David Pauly)
“许多堕落了的行政人员们仍徒劳地试图用‘辞职’来掩盖真相”(戴维·保利)