英语词汇“once a ——, always a”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P5. Proverb. once a ——, always a —— and variants, indicating that a particular role cannot be or is unlikely to be relinquished.

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?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce f. 107^v The olde rule: he that is once a false knaue, it is maruell if euer he be honest man after.]

1613 H. Parrot Laquei Ridiculosi sig. N2^v Well you may change your name, But once a Whoore, you should be still the same.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. ii. i. 7 Once a knaue, and euer a knaue:..For he that hath once beene naught, is presumed to bee so still.

1696 Cornish Comedy iv. i. 30 ‘I'll do so no more.’ ‘Not till next time; once a Villain, and always so.’

1705 P. A. Motteux Amorous Miser iii. 58 Once a Captain and always a Captain.

1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding iv. iv. 50 As to the matter of knighthood; once a knight and always a knight, you know.

1804 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry i. i. 1 He had gone by the name of Captain ever since; for the rule is, once a captain, and always a captain.

1852 W. Bagehot Lit. Stud. (1879) I. 69 Pope unfallaciously said, ‘Once a heretic, always a heretic’.

1883 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log. ix She may have been a pleasure-yacht in her day, but can never be so again, for once a spratter, always a spratter.

1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 13/3 Up in the reformatory, though, they laughed at me. ‘Once a crook, always a crook!’ said these lads.

1948 Life 6 Sept. 24/1 ‘Once a Commie, always a Commie’.

1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xli. 304 She was once a Catholic, though, and once a Catholic, always a Catholic, according to her mother.

2002 Yahoo! Internet Life June 85/2 Once a bird lover, always a bird lover, as they say.

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释义	> as lemmas once a ——, always a —— P5. Proverb. once a ——, always a —— and variants, indicating that a particular role cannot be or is unlikely to be relinquished. ΚΠ ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce f. 107^v The olde rule: he that is once a false knaue, it is maruell if euer he be honest man after.] 1613 H. Parrot Laquei Ridiculosi sig. N2^v Well you may change your name, But once a Whoore, you should be still the same. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. ii. i. 7 Once a knaue, and euer a knaue:..For he that hath once beene naught, is presumed to bee so still. 1696 Cornish Comedy iv. i. 30 ‘I'll do so no more.’ ‘Not till next time; once a Villain, and always so.’ 1705 P. A. Motteux Amorous Miser iii. 58 Once a Captain and always a Captain. 1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding iv. iv. 50 As to the matter of knighthood; once a knight and always a knight, you know. 1804 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry i. i. 1 He had gone by the name of Captain ever since; for the rule is, once a captain, and always a captain. 1852 W. Bagehot Lit. Stud. (1879) I. 69 Pope unfallaciously said, ‘Once a heretic, always a heretic’. 1883 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log. ix She may have been a pleasure-yacht in her day, but can never be so again, for once a spratter, always a spratter. 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 13/3 Up in the reformatory, though, they laughed at me. ‘Once a crook, always a crook!’ said these lads. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 24/1 ‘Once a Commie, always a Commie’. 1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xli. 304 She was once a Catholic, though, and once a Catholic, always a Catholic, according to her mother. 2002 Yahoo! Internet Life June 85/2 Once a bird lover, always a bird lover, as they say. extracted from onceadv.conj.adj.n. < as lemmas
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