詞彙 "give the devil his due" 在中文的含義
"give the devil his due" 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
give the devil his due
US /ɡɪv ðə ˈdɛvəl hɪz duː/
UK /ɡɪv ðə ˈdɛvəl hɪz djuː/
成語
平心而論, 給魔鬼應得的
to admit that even a bad or disliked person has some good qualities or has done something good
範例:
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I don't like my boss, but to give the devil his due, he's very fair with promotions.
我不喜歡我的老闆，但平心而論，他在升職方面非常公平。
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Even though he's our rival, we have to give the devil his due; his team played exceptionally well.
儘管他是我們的對手，但我們必須平心而論；他的團隊表現得非常出色。