英语词汇“see —— and die”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P19. see —— and (then) die [after Italian vedi Napoli e poi muori (1770 or earlier: see quot.)] : used proverbially to express the great beauty or magnificence of a specified city or place (with the implication that one may die contented after visiting it).Also used ironically to imply that visiting a place may result in actual death.

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1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa I. xxxiii. 306 Vedi Napoli e po' mori. ‘See Naples, and then die.’

1786 Public Advertizer 10 May I would say of London, as the Italians pronounce of their Naples, ‘See London, and die!’

1834 Amer. Q. Rev. Dec. 340 The exhalations given out all round Naples are extremely irritating to the lungs... I am afraid the Italian saying, ‘See Naples and die,’ has often been too literally verified by many an English victim.

1879 Literary World 6 Dec. 412/2 ‘See Paris, and die,’ says the proverb. See England and die, say we.

1918 Field Afar Nov. 190/1 The ‘boys’..were in glee at the opportunity to ‘see China and die’.

1984 Times 30 July 12/1 If the organizers practised medicine the same way they ran the games, ‘See Venice and die’ would sound more like a threat than a promise.

2015 L. Mosler Driving Hungry (2016) 291 He didn't care about Paris. He would always say, ‘See New York, and die.’

单词	see —— and die
释义	> as lemmas see —— and (then) die P19. see —— and (then) die [after Italian vedi Napoli e poi muori (1770 or earlier: see quot.)] : used proverbially to express the great beauty or magnificence of a specified city or place (with the implication that one may die contented after visiting it).Also used ironically to imply that visiting a place may result in actual death. ΚΠ 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa I. xxxiii. 306 Vedi Napoli e po' mori. ‘See Naples, and then die.’ 1786 Public Advertizer 10 May I would say of London, as the Italians pronounce of their Naples, ‘See London, and die!’ 1834 Amer. Q. Rev. Dec. 340 The exhalations given out all round Naples are extremely irritating to the lungs... I am afraid the Italian saying, ‘See Naples and die,’ has often been too literally verified by many an English victim. 1879 Literary World 6 Dec. 412/2 ‘See Paris, and die,’ says the proverb. See England and die, say we. 1918 Field Afar Nov. 190/1 The ‘boys’..were in glee at the opportunity to ‘see China and die’. 1984 Times 30 July 12/1 If the organizers practised medicine the same way they ran the games, ‘See Venice and die’ would sound more like a threat than a promise. 2015 L. Mosler Driving Hungry (2016) 291 He didn't care about Paris. He would always say, ‘See New York, and die.’ extracted from seev. < as lemmas
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