It is better to be safe than sorry.
事后追悔不如事前稳妥。
英文谚语 3120 句(一)
第 141 部分
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 胜过;上进;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义:improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反义:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
adj. 安全的;保险的,肯定的;无损的;提供保护的;
n. 保险箱,保险柜;冷藏箱;〈俚〉避孕套;
💡 被save(拯救)已safe(安全)
"The family jewels are locked away in a safe."
家里的珠宝首饰都锁在保险柜里。
近义:strongbox, vault, innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless
反义:hesitant, hesitative, infirm, irresolute, shaky, skeptical
adj. 对不起的;无价值的,低等的;遗憾的;感到伤心的;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义:heartbroken, heavyhearted, mournful, pained, regretful, repentant