pay it forward

主动帮助他人,期望他们将好意传递下去
口语·倡导善意传递
英文释义 to do something kind or helpful for someone without expecting anything in return, with the hope or expectation that they will do something kind or helpful for someone else
例句
A stranger bought my coffee, so I decided to pay it forward by buying lunch for the next person.
典故来源 源自2000年同名电影《Pay It Forward》,但概念更早,强调善行循环传递而非直接回报。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

forward ['fɔrwɚd]
adv. 前进地;向前;至将来;提前地; adj. 向前方的;迅速的;(社会、政治)进步的;早熟的; vt. 促进,助长;(按新地址)转寄;发送; n. 前锋;

🔤 同首字母习语

pull someones leg
开某人玩笑;捉弄某人
pull your horns in
退缩、收敛、克制
Put wool over other people's eyes
通过欺骗或掩饰让某人产生好印象,掩盖真相。
pain in the aneck
让人讨厌或令人恼火的人或事物
play hookey
逃课或旷工,通常指违背规定而偷懒或消磨时间
put the boot in
恶意攻击或批评
pull the other one
别想骗我
put the kibosh on
阻止或终止某事的发生,使其无法继续进行
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