詞彙 "better the devil you know than the devil you do not" 在中文的含義

"better the devil you know than the devil you do not" 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

better the devil you know than the devil you do not

US /ˈbetər ðə ˈdevəl ju noʊ ðæn ðə ˈdevəl ju du nɑːt/
UK /ˈbetə ðə ˈdevəl ju nəʊ ðæn ðə ˈdevəl ju duː nɒt/
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成語

寧要已知的壞事,也不要未知的風險

it is wiser to deal with someone or something familiar, even if they are unpleasant, than to take a risk with someone or something unknown

範例:
I decided to stay in my current job; better the devil you know than the devil you do not.
我決定留在現有的工作崗位上;寧要已知的壞事,也不要未知的風險
They kept the old software because better the devil you know than the devil you do not.
他們保留了舊軟件,因為寧要已知的壞事,也不要未知的風險