詞彙 "praise makes good men better and bad men worse" 在中文的含義
"praise makes good men better and bad men worse" 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
praise makes good men better and bad men worse
US /preɪz meɪks ɡʊd men ˈbetər ænd bæd men wɜːrs/
UK /preɪz meɪks ɡʊd men ˈbetə ænd bæd men wɜːs/
成語
讚美使好人更好，使壞人更壞
a proverb suggesting that positive reinforcement encourages virtuous people to improve, while it may make arrogant or wicked people more conceited or complacent
範例:
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Be careful with your compliments; remember that praise makes good men better and bad men worse.
稱讚時要小心；記住，讚美使好人更好，使壞人更壞。
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He became incredibly arrogant after the award, proving that praise makes good men better and bad men worse.
他在獲獎後變得極其傲慢，證明了讚美使好人更好，使壞人更壞。