| 释义 |
fall on stony ground fall on stony groundTo be ignored or disregarded. The phrase comes from biblical parable told by Jesus, in which seed planted in rocky soil does not grow. An email asking people to volunteer to work at the weekend conference is sure to fall on stony ground.See also: fall, ground, on, stonyfall on stony ground BRITISHIf a warning, request or piece of advice falls on stony ground, nobody listens to it or is influenced by it. Dire warnings about the effects on public services fell on stony ground. I repeatedly asked him not to behave in this way but all my pleas fell on stony ground. Note: This expression comes from Jesus's story in the Bible (Mark 4:5-6) about a man sowing seed which falls on different kinds of ground. The seed that falls on stony ground dies because the roots cannot grow properly. In the story, the seed represents Christ's teachings and the stony ground represents the people who soon forget or ignore what He has said. See also: fall, ground, on, stonyfall on stony ground (of words or a suggestion) be ignored or badly received. The reference here is to the parable of the sower recounted in both St Mark's and St Matthew's Gospels, in which some of the seed scattered by the sower fell on stony places where it withered away.See also: fall, ground, on, stonyfall on stony ˈground fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; have little success: She tried to warn him, but her words fell on stony ground.See also: fall, ground, on, stony |