单词 | monkey see, monkey do |
释义 | > as lemmasmonkey see, monkey do P8. colloquial. monkey see, monkey do: commenting (frequently contemptuously) on an instance of unthinking imitation, or of learning or performing by rote. ΚΠ 1895 Philadelphia Inquirer 24 Nov. 6/4 A case of monkey see—monkey do. 1920 Mansfield (Ohio) News 4 Jan. 4 a (caption) Monkey see monkey do. 1934 Z. N. Hurston Jonah's Gourd Vine i. 24 You jes started tuh talk dat foolishness since you been hangin' 'round ole Mimms. Monkey see, monkey do. 1967 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 6) Suppl. 1250/2 Monkey see, monkey do!, a Canadian (and U.S.) c[atch] p[hrase] ‘addressed to one who imitates the actions of another, or as a warning not to do such and such because someone (usually a child) might follow suit’. 1978 Maledicta 1977 1 273 Monkey see; monkey do. Elaborate precautions of Parisian couturiers could not curtail the spy. 1986 Video Today Apr. 57/1 Buttons only identified by symbols so read instructions carefully—a case of monkey see monkey do. 1995 Financial Post (Nexis) 22 June iii. 51 It's no secret the monkey-see-monkey-do NHL is hell-bent on transforming itself into the NBA. < as lemmas |
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