
很長的時間
You won't find it, not in a month of Sundays.
你找不到它的,根本不可能找到。
He had such a beating from his father that he couldn't sit dawn far a month of Sundays.
他挨他父親痛打後,很長一段時間都不能坐下。
That Sunday was the first in a month of Sundays they arrived at church on time and still liking one another.
那是這個月以來他們第一次準時到達教堂,還仍舊彼此歡喜着。
I haven't seen her for a month of Sundays. The traitor and the enemies were working hand in glove with each other.
我已經很久沒有見到她了,那個叛徒以前和敵人狼狽為奸。
It's possible that while you are at work, you may dream about a month of Sundays, but your boss wishes for a week of Tuesday.
在你上班時,你可能夢想着每個月都是星期天,可你的老闆則希望每周都是星期二。
"month of Sundays"是一個英語習語,其字面含義為"包含多個星期日的月份",實際指代一段異常漫長的時間,通常用于強調事件發生的周期極長或可能性極低。該表達最早可追溯至19世紀的英國,源自主日(星期日)作為基督教禮拜日的傳統認知——七個星期日即七周時間,而"月份中的星期日"則通過誇張手法将時間跨度放大。
從語言學角度看,該短語常出現在否定語境中,例如:"You won't finish that project in a month of Sundays"(你永遠完成不了這個項目)。《牛津英語詞典》将其定義為"a period regarded as unrealistically long for a specified purpose"(為特定目的而設想的超長周期)。現代用法中,該表達多帶有幽默或誇張的修辭色彩,常見于日常對話和文學作品。
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"Month of Sundays" 是一個英語習語,表示“很長時間”或“遙遙無期的等待”,通常帶有誇張或幽默的修辭色彩。以下是詳細解釋:
"I haven't seen you in a month of Sundays!"
(“我好久好久沒見到你了!”)
"You couldn't finish this task in a month of Sundays."
(“你花再多時間也完成不了這任務。”)
如需更多例句或用法擴展,可參考海詞詞典或英語學習資源。
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