词汇 "why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free" 在中文的含义

"why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free" 在英语中是什么意思?与 Lingoland 一起探索这个词的含义、发音及具体用法

why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free

US /waɪ baɪ ə kaʊ wɛn juː kæn ɡɛt ðə mɪlk fɔːr friː/
UK /waɪ baɪ ə kaʊ wɛn juː kæn ɡɛt ðə mɪlk fɔː friː/
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成语

既然可以免费喝牛奶,为什么要买头牛呢

used to suggest that one should not commit to a serious relationship or marriage when the benefits of such a relationship are already available without it

示例:
He doesn't want to get married; he thinks, why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free?
他不想结婚;他觉得,既然可以免费喝牛奶,为什么要买头牛呢
They've lived together for ten years, so he figures, why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free?
他们已经同居十年了,所以他认为既然可以免费喝牛奶,为什么要买头牛呢