Cry over spilt milk

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含义: To waste time being upset about something that cannot be undone

为无法挽回的事情烦恼是浪费时间
Perder el tiempo lamentándose por algo que no se puede deshacer
覆水盆に返らず、取り返しのつかないことを嘆く
이미 엎질러진 물을 두고 후회하다, 되돌릴 수 없는 일에 시간을 낭비하다

To regret or lament something that has already happened and cannot be changed. Usually used in the negative: 'there's no use crying over spilt milk.'

为已经发生且无法改变的事情感到后悔或惋惜。通常以否定形式使用:'覆水难收,何必伤神'。
Lamentar o deplorar algo que ya ha ocurrido y no se puede cambiar. Se usa normalmente en forma negativa: 'no sirve de nada llorar sobre la leche derramada'.
すでに起こって変えられないことを後悔したり嘆いたりすること。通常は否定形で使われる:「こぼれたミルクを嘆いても仕方がない」。
이미 일어나서 되돌릴 수 없는 일을 후회하거나 한탄하는 것. 보통 부정형으로 사용된다: '엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 소용없다.'

例句

  1. What's done is done—no use crying over spilt milk.
    事已至此——再后悔也没用
    Lo hecho, hecho está: no sirve de nada llorar sobre la leche derramada
    済んだことは済んだこと——こぼれたミルクを嘆いても仕方ない
    이미 지난 일이야—엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 소용없어.
  2. Stop crying over spilt milk and focus on the future.
    别再为过去的事伤心了,专注于未来吧
    Deja de lamentarte por lo que ya pasó y céntrate en el futuro
    過ぎたことをくよくよするのはやめて、未来に集中しよう
    지난 일에 연연하지 말고 미래에 집중해.
  3. There's no point crying over spilt milk.
    为已经发生的事烦恼毫无意义
    No tiene sentido lamentarse por lo que ya pasó
    こぼれたミルクを嘆いても意味がない
    엎질러진 물을 두고 울어봤자 아무 소용없다.

发音

/kraɪ ˈəʊvə spɪlt mɪlk/

用法指南

语境: regret, acceptance, moving on

语气: philosophical, consoling

✓ 正确说法

  • No use crying over spilt milk
    覆水难收
    A lo hecho, pecho
    覆水盆に返らず
    엎질러진 물이야
  • Don't cry over spilt milk
    别为泼出去的牛奶哭泣
    No llores sobre la leche derramada
    こぼれたミルクを嘆くな
    지난 일에 연연하지 마

✗ 错误说法

  • Usually in negative form
    通常以否定形式使用
    Se usa normalmente en forma negativa
    通常は否定形で使われる
    보통 부정형으로 사용됨

常见错误

起源与历史

A very old proverb appearing in print from the 17th century. Milk, once spilled, cannot be recovered—so crying about it is pointless. A practical lesson in accepting what cannot be changed.

词源: From practical wisdom about irreversibility

最早记录: 17th century

文化背景

Era: 17th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Very common proverb

Regional notes: British: 'spilt.' American: 'spilled.'

变体

Cry over spilt milkNo use crying over spilt milkCrying over spilled milk

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