Know your place
Significado: Accept your position in the social hierarchy
A command to accept one's social position and not aspire beyond it. Now used ironically or to describe old-fashioned class attitudes.
Ejemplos
- In those days you had to know your place. 那个年代你必须安分守己en aquellos tiempos tenías que saber cuál era tu sitioあの頃は身の程をわきまえなければならなかった그 시절에는 자기 분수를 알아야 했다.
- They expected servants to know their place. 他们期望仆人安分守己esperaban que los criados supieran cuál era su sitio使用人には分をわきまえることが求められた하인들은 자기 분수를 알도록 요구받았다.
- Some people still think others should know their place. 有些人仍然认为别人应该安分守己algunos siguen pensando que los demás deben saber cuál es su sitioまだ他人に分をわきまえろと思っている人がいる아직도 다른 사람들이 분수를 알아야 한다고 생각하는 사람들이 있다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: historical, criticism of classism
Tono: now often ironic or critical
✓ Correcto
- Expected to know your place被期望安分守己se esperaba que supieras tu sitio分をわきまえることが求められた분수를 알도록 기대받다
- Told to know your place被告知要安分守己te decían que supieras tu sitio分をわきまえろと言われた분수를 알라는 말을 듣다
✗ Incorrecto
- Using seriously is very classist认真使用是非常具有阶级歧视色彩的Usarlo en serio es muy clasista本気で使うのは非常に階級差別的진지하게 사용하면 매우 계급차별적임
Errores comunes
- Using non-ironically
Origen e historia
From the rigid British class system where everyone had an assigned 'place' in society and challenging it was discouraged.
Etimología: Know (accept) + place (social position)
Primera vez registrado: 18th-19th century
Contexto cultural
Era: 18th-19th century, still referenced
Generation: All generations (historically aware)
Social background: Enforcing hierarchy
Pop culture: Period dramas; Class commentary
Regional notes: British class terminology.
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