詞彙 "a great book is a great evil" 在中文的含義
"a great book is a great evil" 在英語中是什麼意思？與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法
a great book is a great evil
US /ə ɡreɪt bʊk ɪz ə ɡreɪt ˈiːvəl/
UK /ə ɡreɪt bʊk ɪz ə ɡreɪt ˈiːvəl/
成語
大書即大害
A proverb suggesting that a very long or large book is a major inconvenience or burden to the reader.
範例:
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I tried to read that thousand-page history tome, but as they say, a great book is a great evil.
我試著讀那本千頁的歷史巨著，但正如人們所說，大書即大害。
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Callimachus famously stated that a great book is a great evil because of the difficulty in handling and reading massive scrolls.
卡利馬科斯曾有名言道：大書即大害，因為處理和閱讀巨大的卷軸非常困難。