Back to square one
意味: Having to start again from the beginning
When progress is lost and you must return to the starting point. The frustration of having to redo work or start over after a setback.
例文
- The project failed, so we're back to square one. 项目失败了，所以我们又回到了原点El proyecto fracasó, así que volvemos a la casilla de salidaプロジェクトが失敗したので、振り出しに戻った디자인이 거절당했다—원점으로 돌아갔다.
- If this doesn't work, it's back to square one. 如果这行不通，就得从头来过Si esto no funciona, vuelta a empezarこれがうまくいかなければ、振り出しに戻りだ이것마저 실패하면 원점으로 돌아가는 거야.
- Her resignation put us back to square one. 她的辞职让我们回到了起点Su dimisión nos devolvió a la casilla de salida彼女の辞任で振り出しに戻った재시작 후, 원점으로 돌아갔다.
発音
/bæk tə skweə wʌn/
使い方ガイド
場面: setbacks, failure, starting over
トーン: resigned, frustrated
✓ 正しい言い方
- Back to square one回到原点Vuelta a la casilla de salida振り出しに戻る원점으로 돌아가다
- We're back to square one我们又回到了原点Hemos vuelto al punto de partida振り出しに戻ってしまった우리 원점으로 돌아갔어
✗ 間違った言い方
- Implies complete restart意味着完全重新开始Implica un reinicio completo完全なやり直しを意味する완전한 재시작을 의미함
よくある間違い
- None—very clear meaning
起源と歴史
Possibly from board games like hopscotch or snakes and ladders where landing on certain squares sends you back to start. May also be from early BBC football commentary that divided the pitch into numbered squares.
語源: From board games or BBC football commentary grid
初出: Mid-20th century
文化的背景
Era: Mid-20th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Common in project management; Business context
Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking world.
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