英语词汇“show me —— and i'll show you”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P10. show me —— and I'll show you —— and variants: any —— is invariably also, or is invariably associated with, ——. Commonly used to comment ironically on the true nature of the first person or thing mentioned.Earliest in the proverb show me a liar and I'll show you a thief [translating post-classical Latin ostende mihi mendacem, ego tibi ostendam furem (1525 in Erasmus's Lingua), itself apparently after the Middle Dutch proverb wijst my een loegener, ick wijse v en dief (1550 or earlier)] .

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1609 J. Boys Expos. Princ. Script. 104 Lying is cosen germane to stealing: Da mihi mendacem, & ego ostendam tibi furem: If thou wilt shew me a liar, I will shew thee a theefe.

a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) 100 Schaw me the man and I sall schaw yow the law.

1658 T. Hall Pract. Comm. Third & Fourth Chapters Paul to Timothy 96 Shew me a lyar (we use to say) and I'le shew you a Thief. So say I, shew me a drunkard, and I'le shew you a whore-master, a swearer, [etc.].

1801 C. Dibdin Observ. Tour Eng. I. xxi. 180 The old Spanish proverb says, shew me two [printed too] servants, and I'll shew you two spies.

1836 W. N. Glascock Naval Service I. 29 ‘Shew me a confirmed and habitual swearer,’ said a celebrated Admiral, ‘and I'll shew you a bad officer.’

1931 E. Ferber Amer. Beauty ii. 32 Show me scuffed leather and a pair of run-down heels below..and I'll show you a second-rate fellow.

1996 R. Drewe Drowner (1998) 15 Show me an outbreak of fever and I'll show you corpse-spoiled drinking water.

2015 L. Kramer Search for my Heart (2016) 217 You show me a sane scientist and I'll show you a scientist who will never discover shit.

单词	show me —— and i'll show you
释义	> as lemmas show me —— and I'll show you —— P10. show me —— and I'll show you —— and variants: any —— is invariably also, or is invariably associated with, ——. Commonly used to comment ironically on the true nature of the first person or thing mentioned.Earliest in the proverb show me a liar and I'll show you a thief [translating post-classical Latin ostende mihi mendacem, ego tibi ostendam furem (1525 in Erasmus's Lingua), itself apparently after the Middle Dutch proverb wijst my een loegener, ick wijse v en dief (1550 or earlier)] . ΚΠ 1609 J. Boys Expos. Princ. Script. 104 Lying is cosen germane to stealing: Da mihi mendacem, & ego ostendam tibi furem: If thou wilt shew me a liar, I will shew thee a theefe. a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) 100 Schaw me the man and I sall schaw yow the law. 1658 T. Hall Pract. Comm. Third & Fourth Chapters Paul to Timothy 96 Shew me a lyar (we use to say) and I'le shew you a Thief. So say I, shew me a drunkard, and I'le shew you a whore-master, a swearer, [etc.]. 1801 C. Dibdin Observ. Tour Eng. I. xxi. 180 The old Spanish proverb says, shew me two [printed too] servants, and I'll shew you two spies. 1836 W. N. Glascock Naval Service I. 29 ‘Shew me a confirmed and habitual swearer,’ said a celebrated Admiral, ‘and I'll shew you a bad officer.’ 1931 E. Ferber Amer. Beauty ii. 32 Show me scuffed leather and a pair of run-down heels below..and I'll show you a second-rate fellow. 1996 R. Drewe Drowner (1998) 15 Show me an outbreak of fever and I'll show you corpse-spoiled drinking water. 2015 L. Kramer Search for my Heart (2016) 217 You show me a sane scientist and I'll show you a scientist who will never discover shit. extracted from showv. < as lemmas
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