单词 | Murphy's law |
释义 | Murphy's law From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMurphy's lawMur‧phy’s law /ˌmɜːfiz ˈlɔː $ ˌmɜːrfiz ˈlɒː/ noun [uncountable] informal especially American EnglishRFa tendency for bad things to happen whenever it is possible for them to do so – used humorously SYN sod’s law British EnglishExamples from the CorpusMurphy's law• I think a lot of readers will recognise your Murphy's Law Jean and may even have another name for it.Origin Murphy's law (1900-2000) Edward Murphy (born 1917), U.S. engineer who first thought of it |
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