詞彙 "take the will for the deed" 在中文的含義
"take the will for the deed" 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
take the will for the deed
US /teɪk ðə wɪl fɔːr ðə diːd/
UK /teɪk ðə wɪl fɔː ðə diːd/
成語
心領神會, 心領好意
to accept a person's good intentions even though they have not actually done anything or have failed to achieve what they intended
範例:
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I know you couldn't finish the repairs, but I'll take the will for the deed.
我知道你沒能完成修理，但我會心領你的好意。
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She tried to help but only made things worse; we had to take the will for the deed.
她想幫忙卻幫了倒忙；我們只能心領她的好意。