| 单词 | better safe than sorry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbetter (to be) safe than sorry P15. Proverb. better (to be) safe than sorry: it is preferable to be cautious rather than to suffer the results of carelessness. Cf. earlier better (to be) sure than sorry at sure adj., adv., and int. Phrases 10. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] warelyOE warec1000 adviseda1325 averty1330 aware1340 ferdfula1382 well-advisedc1405 circumspect1430 hooly1513 fearful1526 curiousa1533 chary1542 wareful1548 cautelous1574 cauty1579 careful1580 wary1580 retentive1599 wary1599 ginger1600 circumstant1603 cautel1606 shya1616 cautionate1616 warisome1628 cautiousa1640 circumspectious1649 circumspectivea1674 gingerish1764 safe1874 pussy-footed1893 pussyfooting1926 risk-averse1961 risk-adverse1969 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > with caution [phrase] > on the safe side, etc. for (also occasionally to) (the more) sureness1419 on the safe side1719 safety first1843 better (to be) safe than sorry1874 1874 Parl. Deb. Victoria (Austral.) 16 July 683/2 As it is better to be safe than sorry, I think we ought to have the heavier rails. 1933 Radio Times 14 Apr. 125/1 Cheap distempers very soon crack or fade. Better be safe than sorry. Ask for Hall's. 1958 W. Armstrong True Bk. Lighthouses & Lightships xiii. 131 ‘Better be safe than sorry’ was always the unspoken motto of lighthouse and lightship men. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio vii. 120 For tapes that are to be broadcast it is better to be safe than sorry. 1972 J. Wilson Hide & Seek vii. 128 It's not that I want to shut you in...But—well, it's better to be safe than sorry. 2009 M. Krepon Better Safe than Sorry iii. 59 It would have been far better to stop the flight testing... Once again, it was better to be safe than sorry. < as lemmas |
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